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
30
m
Shrub Height
3
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
87
%
Field Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Quercus prinus, Quercus coccinea, with dense Kalmia and little to no herb cover. Well developed subcanopy of Oxydendrum arboreum and Acer rubrum. Grades downslope to a dense Kalmia-Rhododendron stream flat with Acer rubrum. Sampled in heavy rain.
Directions to plot: from Gibson Gap, take trail south downslope to where trail turns E at creek crossing. Go off trail northwest, crossing Station Creek. Plot is SE facing slope over Rhodo/Kalmia flat. 3 large Q. prinus are at end of plot. Large Pinus rigida just S of conduit. Flagging left near conduit. Tagged tree is a Quercus prinus of 63 cm dbh with tag #168. Conduit is at a bearing of 306 degrees and 5 m from tree.