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
33
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
6
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
8
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Mesophytic mixed hardwoods (Liriodendron tulipifera, Fagus grandifolia, Quercus spp.) on a gentle, deep-soiled Coastasl Plain upland. A huge (175 cm DBH), old Liriodendron covers ca. 30% of plot.