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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: 0.54 km SSE of Rt. 703 terminus at Horner Run.
Rock Types Present: minor metabasalt debris.
This lower convex slope supports a medium- age, dry- mesic oak- hickory forest with fairly high species richness. Three hickories dominate the canopy, while oaks and white ash are more abundant in understory layers, perhaps reflecting future successional trends.