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
28
m
Shrub Height
3
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
5
%
Field Cover
70
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot: Approx. 0.9 miles from western Park boundary on 24, just past monument on R. Walk on road/trail (Sears Lane) going S. until you enter forested stand. Plot is approx. 100m more down trail, then 40 meters W of trail.
Canopy of sample is primarily Carya ovata, Quercus alba, and Nyssa sylvatica. Subcanopy is mostly a mix of Carya species. Shrub stratum is open. The field layer has a high coverage of Quercus alba seedlings. Herb coverage is low.
The stand as a whole is relatively homogeneous with areas of Quercus rubra - Quercus alba - Carya dominance and to the S. an area of Pine Beetle kill with dead and dying Pinus virginiana.