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
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
50
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
15
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot represents an extremely fertile floodplain forest. Soils, comprised of well drained alluvium, probably contain carbonates whose source is in the Ridge and Valley limestone districts. Some especially impressive specimens of black walnut occur here up to 72 cm. dbh.