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
25
m
Shrub Height
4
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
10
%
Field Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A fairly xeric community with lots of Quercus coccinea and Q. prinus. Open understory with a Rhododendron and Kalmia here and there. Very low herbaceous content. Probably logged since trees are of a small-medium size. Fairly close (600 ft.) to a very disturbed old house site. Lots of Chestnut sprouts on ridge slope.
Directions to Plot: Park at the "new Smith acquisition" and follow trail NNE to an old homesite approx. 0.5 mi. from trailhead. Follow NE bearing 0.2mi. On old logging road to small ridgeline. Plot is over ridge and in a draw. Tagged tree is Q. coccinea of 30 cm dbh with tag #178. Conduit is at a bearing of 300 degrees and 4m from tree. tag on tree faces upslope.