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
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
25
m
Tree Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
8
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to Plot: Take 24 E into Park. Turn R onto 627. Take first right onto a gated dirt road. Follow road to crest of hill. Plot is about 100 m NE downslope.
One of the more mature stands in the Park. Liriodendron tulipifera mixed with Carya sp., Quercus alba, Quercus velutina.