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
Stem Observation Area
400
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
29
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: Slope along S side of the Appomattox River, 0.8 miles upstream of the mouth of Skippers Creek.
The vegetation in this plot is a post-logging forest with canopy dominance by Quercus coccinea. Fagus grandifolia is the most abundant understory species and presumably represents the future successional trajectory of the stand. Despite local abundance of Kalmia latifolia and seemingly rather dry, acidic soils, there is a surprising diversity of herbaceous plants in this plot.