Soil Quality Study - Hinesburg Town Forest

Soil Carbon and Other Quality Indicators
in Managed Northern Forests

Hinesburg Town Forest

2 sites - map below

HIN- Northern Hardwood Forest

Elevation: 403 m - 1,323 ft
Average aspect: 326° (NW)
Average slope: 5°

HIR- Enriched Northern Hardwood Forest

Elevation: 370 m - 1,214 ft
Average aspect: 349° (NW)
Average slope: 21°

Site History: the site was previsouly used for farming.
Stand Age: Approx. 80 years

Stand Age: Approx. 80 years

HIN - Aboveground Biomass:
Average Tree Height: 15.31 m - 50.2 ft

HIR - Aboveground Biomass:
Average Tree Height: 15.64 m - 51.3 ft

Percent of total basal area occupied by each tree species:

Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	33.0%
Paper Birch	Betula papyrifera	21.6%
White Ash	Fraxinus americana	20.7%
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	17.7%
Basswood	Tilia Americana	3.9%
Yellow Birch	Betula alleghaniensis	0.9%
Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	0.8%
American Hophornbeam/ Ironwood	Ostrya virginiana	0.7%
American Beech	Fagus grandifolia	0.4%
American hornbeam/ Musclewood	Carpinus caroliniana	0.2%
Striped Maple/ Moose Maple	Acer pennsylvanicum	0.1%

Paper Birch	Betula papyrifera	36.9%
Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	34.5%
White Ash	Fraxinus americana	21.0%
Yellow Birch	Betula alleghaniensis	3.2%
Bitternut Hickory	Carya cordiformis	2.3%
American Hophornbeam/ Ironwood	Ostrya virginiana	1.4%
American Beech	Fagus grandifolia	0.9%