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
23
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: Rocky slope along Chinn Branch, ca. 0.5 miles S of jct. US 29 and Rt. 234.
Rock Types Present: Small siltstone outcrops and debris.
Soils at this site are shallow over reddish siltstone. Vegetation is a dry, Quercus alba-dominated forest with patchy ericaceous shrub cover and excellent oak recruitment in the lower layers. Carya spp. (principally Carya alba) are abundant but largely confined to the understory. Many herbaceous xerophytes are present at low cover.