Releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
34
m
Tree Cover
45
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
30
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions: about 3.0 km NW of the center of Hallwood. Note: this woodland is a linear feature which may follow a swale which is slightly lower that adjacent pine plantation.
A seasonally flooded woodland where drain-age is impeded by an impermeable clay layer a half meter down. This area was obviously logged some decades ago, but but reforestation is probably impeded by a seasonal inundation regime. I believe this community may resemble communities that existed in the area in pre-settlement and early post-settlement times when a nearby area (now pine plantation) was known as "savanna land" before 1775. In earlier times, fire together with seasonal flooding likely promoted a woodland physiognomy.
loamy fine sand over a clay lens
0 to 3 cm: Oe duff
3 to 45 cm: brown-black loamy fine sand with lots of humus mixed in; firm
45 to 90 cm: dark gray clay silt or silty clay with orange mottles; very firm
90 to 120 cm: clayey fine silt; relatively loose
120+ cm: fine silt with a little clay
