8d. 
Java Farm Ivy Neck 
No counterpart. 16. Willow Oak, Black and Blackjack 
Oaks, Locust. 
Immature, along east shore of 
upper Cheston Creek estuary, borders 
cultivated field. Canopy has Quer- 
cus phellos throughout; Diospyros 
virginiana near upstream end; Liq- 
uidambar styraciflua near middle; 
Quercus velutina, Q. marilandica, 
Q. palustris, and Q. prinus near 
downstream end. Understory of 
Viburnum prunifolium, Prunus sero- 
tina, Maclura pomifera, Sassafras 
albidum, etc. Ground layer of 
Rubus spp., Lonicera japonica, 
Rhus radicans, other vines. 
No counterpart. 17A. Cherry, Locust, Sweetgum. 
; Immature; coves behind salt 
marsh on lower Cheston Peninsula. 
Canopy thin, variable, includes 
Prunus serotina, Robinia pseudo- 
acacia, Liquidambar styraciflua, 
Cornus florida, Betula nigra, 
Liriodendron tulipifera, Carya 
tomentosa, Quercus velutina. 
Understory merges with canopy; one 
clump Rhus typhina. Ground layer 
of dense Lonicera japonica, 
Rhus radicans, other vines. 
No counterpart. (Habitat 17B. Cherry, Locust, Black Oak, 
like that of Type 4). Mockernut Hickory. 
Immature; on Cheston Point and 
low headlands adjoining salt marsh. 
Canopy of Prunus serotina, Robinia 
pseudoacacia, Quercus velutina, 
Carya tomentosa, Q. alba, Betula 
nigra. Understory on Cheston Point 
of Liquidambar styraciflua and 
Ulmus americana; on headlands of 
Ilex opaca and Viburnum prunifo- 
lium. Ground layer of Smilax 
rotundifolia on one headland; 
Rubus spp., Rhus radicans, and 
Lonicera japonica elsewhere. 
