Private farm with bottoms developed for residence and agriculture. The steep slopes and ridgetops are forested.;Southwest facing shoulder of low relief ridge in a dissected plateau landscape. Soils are hard-pack reddish clay. Forest has an open canopy caused by blowdown and dead snags, possibly killed by drought. Forest has a mixture of oaks, with sugar maple and red bud in understory. Herb layer is dominated by grasses and legumes.
Representativeness
Small patch sub-xeric oak on warm aspect shoulder~probably matrix type on dryer positions.