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
40
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: ravine cutting through NW-facing slope along Powhite Creek, ca. 0.4 miles ESE of jct of Powhite Pkwy and Chippenham Pkwy.
Field estimate from topo map: (UTME): 277043 (UTMN): 4156007.
The sampling site is a mesic, relatively infertile ravine bottom with exceptionally tall, straight trees of Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Quercus spp. A small seep inclusion accounts for the presence of several wetland species in the plot.