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
24
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
80
%
Field Cover
6
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: slope 150 meters SE of saddle between Jackson Hollow and Hungry Run, 0.74 km NE of Rt. 629 bridge over Catharpin Creek. Marked with a metal tree tag. See form/report for sketch. No surface rocks present.
Numerous tree scars and charcoal fragments suggest a history of frequent or severe fires on this infertile slope. The current vegetation is a mixed oak-pine forest with a tall Kalmia latifolia shrub layer. Pinus rigida, Pinus virginiana, Quercus montana, and Quercus coccinea are all relatively common. Pines are essentially confined to the overstory and may represent a slightly older cohort which probably regenerated following a stand-killing fire. Chestnut oaks dominate the sub-canopy layers. Some pine mortality from the southern pine beetle outbreak of the early and mid-1990's was noted outside the plot.
