Park at end of road that runs directly past church and cemetery (access by driving E past administrative office for park and turning right at church). Road dead ends; park and walk along road (N) about 0.1 km, then directly E about 0.2 km (bushwhacking) cross stream. Tag tree is 15-cm quickly growing Carya alba surrounded by Smilax. Tag #30. Conduit is 2 m to the W of the tree in less Smilax area. Vegetation plot runs due E from stake towards large 2-trunked oak through Smilax patch.
Layout Fields:
Shape
Rectangular
Area
1000
m²
Permanence
not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation
303
m
Slope Aspect
(n/a, flat)
º
Slope Gradient
0
º
Topographic Position
Lowslope
Landform
streambed
Landscape Narrative
Environmental_Comments: Some older trees surrounding plot but mainly young tuliptree and hickory suggesting a very young forest. No pines. Erosion of streambank; old agriculture field.; Landscape_Comments: Though topography is slight, there is definitely more of an upland area.
Representativeness
Smilax community is probably only center of 1-ha; also upland community and stream community.
