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
1000
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
33
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
75
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
50
%
Nonvascular Cover
0
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot and tree tag:
From Cabin Rd. entrance take fire rd. 1.5mi. to area is relatively Rhododendron-free. Witness tree is flagged and 20m upslope from road. Plot is 0.1mi. before loop trailhead. Double trunked /tagged tree is a Liriodendron tulipifera of 41,37 cm dbh with tag # 493. Conduit is at a bearing of 180 degrees and 20 m from tree.
Plot location was selected by DNH Ecologists in the field, targeting rich coves of the southern Blue Ridge.
Tulip poplar with hickories and sugar maple understory. Near old home site. Low slope in gorge relatively Rhododendron-free. Coppice regeneration on tulip poplars.