Towards river is riverscour zone w/ sapling Sycamore and St. John's Wort. On higher terraces is Oak - Sugar Maple and White Pine - Sugar on old fields. Very full White Pine w/ Carex woodii in herb layer.;Riverfront stand of Betula nigra on swales and berms which parallel the river. Betula are arching and extend out towards river. Active deposition zone on point bar with sandy, sticky alluvium and flotsam piles. Apparently a single cohort of Betula (although some in S2) - may now be kept open by sedimentation (??).
Representativeness
Centered on two rows of Betula nigra. Stand is 3x times plot with variation along elevation gradient of swales, berms.