Intensive 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
1000
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
28
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
10
%
Field Cover
5
%
Nonvascular Cover
2
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Stand heavily dominated by relatively young, pole-sized Tsuga canadensis, with admixture of Liriodendron tulipifera, Fagus grandifolia, and Quercus spp. Apparently even-aged distribution suggests that stand arose after logging. Most Tsuga boles are straight, crowns shallow and narrow, and epicormic sprouts and dead lower lateral branches largely absent. These characteristics and rapid early growth of two cored individuals suggest stand initiation under conditions of high light availability. Some stumps are present, and several Tsuga individuals are split < 2 m off ground. Coarse woody debris abounds and may indicate windthrow in recent years. Intermittent stream channels rund through plot. Debris flows indicate that some water likely fills these channels at least annually. There is no evidence of infestation by hemlock woolly adelgid.
