Upatream is Oak - Sugar Maple floodplain forest. Towards river is cobble bars w/ Sycamore, shrubs, and herbs. Across river is cleared to bank, but inactive (abandoned field).;Floodplain forest dominated by large Red Oak with some large Hemlock and understory dominance by Hemlock. Wrack line goes through plot, upper side has light leaf litter accumulation, lower has more herb & moss cover. 1m elevation range in plot, but Hemlock grows at both extremes. Many dead & dying Hemlock.
Representativeness
Another example of Hemlock floodplain forest. Small patches are repeated on upper terraces of this point bar.