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
36
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
6
m
Tree Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
65
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot captures a rich, mesic forest on a gentle upper slope bench. Compared to similar stands nearby, remarkably few exotics are present. The plot area is dominated by three large-diameter Quercus alba, with Carya cordiformis, Fraxinus americana, and Liriodendron tulipifera also present in the overstory. No oak recruitment is present, and the subcanopy tree layers are dominated almost entirely by Acer spp. and Fagus grandifolia. The lush herb layer is dominated by Podophyllum peltatum and Claytonia virginica.