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
29
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
45
%
Field Cover
50
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to Plot: Plot is located on Grant Dr. Turn onto Grant Dr. from Brock Rd. and plot is located south of Grant Drive - on slopes west of first creek crossing.
Represents acidic oak-hickory with some evidence of past cutting due to one dead snag of Pinus virg and some Lirio tulipifera. Type stretches along slope South of Grant Dr. Also across Grant Drive on slopes above drainage.