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
22
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Nonvascular Cover
22
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot and tree tag: Thunder Ridge Parking area hike AT NW to crest of ridge with NPS boundary over trail right with large cherry trees on summit, - go 160 degrees, -40m downslope to tree.
Rocky red oak - Carya forest. Castanea debris.
This plot location was selected by DNH Ecologists in the field.