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
30
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: ridge crest 0.6 miles SSW of eastern jct US15 and Rt 858.
A xeric, infertile ridge crest supporting mixed oak/heath forest vegetation. Quercus montana and Q. alba are variably co-dominant overstory trees, while Oxydendrum arboreum dominates the understory. The herb layer is rather sparse and consists largely of woody seedlings.