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: Slope facing Accotink wetlands, accessed over ridge from Poe Road.
See plot form for sketch of plot location.
Upslope from the plot the Asimina drops out and the canopy trees are F. grandifolia, Q. montana, Q. rubra, with little or no understory or herb layer. Downslope the Asimina decreases and Q. alba and F. grandifolia increase as you approach the bay. This band of Asimina dominated oak forest occupies a midslope ledge of an east facing slope.