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
32
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
65
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot is environmentally and compositionally similar to plot TURK017, which is located ca. 0.94 km to the southeast. This stand has old, large-diameter Quercus prinus and Liriodendron tulipifera, along with some smaller oaks and Fagus grandifolia, in the overstory. The subcanopy layers are overwhelmingly dominated by Acer saccharum. The herb layer is notably lush but contains relatively few spring ephemerals.