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 Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
15
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A typical mixed hardwood forest of subacidic, submesic to mesic ravine slopes in the southern Piedmont. Stand is quite mature and of high quality. Fagus grandifolia and Quercus spp. dominate, with a scattering of Liriodendron tulipifera, Carya spp. And Acer barbatum also present.