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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: Gentle upland at top of slope bordering College Creek, 0.3 miles E of Rt. 634 bridge.
Field estimate from topo: (UTME): 345301 (UTMN): 4111299.
This gentle upland supports a mature forest with large-diameter (>80 cm DBH) Fagus grandifolia and Quercus alba well-distributed through the stand. The presence of Quercus muhlenbergii, Ulmus rubra, Adiantum pedatum and Cimicifuga racemosa suggests that the calcareous influence of shell deposits extends beyond the steep-cut slopes bordering College Run to the more level terrain above.