Adjacent area is currently being logged. Downslope grades to mixed meso WOOD.3.;Top of hill overlooking Ohio River. Clayey soil supports mesic oak forest dominated by red oak and chestnut oak. Understory dominated by shade tolerant tree saplings. Herb layer is sparse but includes spring ephemerals, grasses and sedges.
Representativeness
Older second growth red oak with sugar maple and beech in understory. Small patch of older forest on hilltop. Stumps outside plot.