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
36
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
100
%
Shrub Cover
90
%
Field Cover
30
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A fairly lush, post-disturbance mesophytic forest, now quite mature. Liriodendron tulipifera dominates the overstory; Quercus rubra, Carya spp., and Fraxinus americana are the principal understory trees. A large Quercus coccinea at the lower edge of the plot is atypical for this type of vegetation and probably became established following canopy disturbance long ago. Dense shade from the overstory and from extensive Asimina triloba thickets may account for the relatively low cover of herbaceous plants.