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
38
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: 0.1 miles WSW of Rt 719 bridge over Difficult Creek.
The plot is situated at the top of a very steep bluff covered by dense tangles of Kalmia latifolia. The Kalmia population spills into the sampled stand, which is otherwise typical of mixed, mesophytic forests on acidic soils of this region.