10a. 
Java Farm 
24A. Sweetgum, Cherry, Red Maple, Pin} 25A. Locust, Sweetgum, Cherry, Red 
Oak, Elm, Sassafras, 
Persimmon, Dogwood, Tuliptre 
Hornbeam. 
Very dense young stands, of- 
ten predominantly Liquidambar 
styraciflua but often hetero- 
geneous. Covers parts of old 
fields and usually merges with 
Type 23. Principal species: 
Maple, Sassafras, Mulberry, 
Elm, Persimmon, Pin Oak. 
Corresponds to Type 24A but 
has Robinia pseudoacacia usually 
abundant; Liriodendron, Carpinus, 
Ulmus rubra, and Celtis in- 
frequent to absent. 
Special cases: 
Liquidambar, Prunus serotina, 
Acer rubrum, Quercus falcata, 
Sassafras albidum, Cornus flor- 
Stand at head of Scaffold Creek 
drainage includes Nyssa sylvatica, 
Platanus occidentalis, Carya cord- 
24B. 
ida. Less frequent: Lirioden- 
dron tulipifera (central upland), 
Diospyros virginiana (lowland), 
Ulmus americana, U. rubra (near 
pier), Carpinus caroliniana 
(forest border), Celtis occiden- 
talis (all over). Understory 
usually none. Ground layer of 
dense Lonicera japonica and 
Rhus radicans in all stands. 
Special cases: 
South-facing slope at north 
border (adjacent Type 22A) is 
an old orchard; canopy of 
Liquidambar, Liriodendron, and 
Pyrus malus. Understory of 
Rubus spp. 
West-facing slope down to 
Muddy Creek near head of tidal 
portion has very dense Carpinus 
canopy; so does stand at end of 
Springhouse Road. 
Virginia Pine predominant. 
Dense young stands of Pinus 
virginiana. Two occur on sum- 
mit and west-facing slope of 
ridge west of headquarters area, 
one in old field on northeast- 
facing slope near Fox Point Rd. 
Few Liquidambar in stands, no 
understory; ground cover of 
Rhus radicans and Lonicera 
japonica. 
Pine also infrequent in Type 
MEIC 
iformis, and shrubs Viburnum 
prunifolium and Sambucus cana- 
densis. 
Stand on Cheston Peninsula 
below Type 21 includes dense 
understory of Myrica cerifera. 
Hedgerows between cultivated 
fields usually contain Celtis 
occidentalis, Liquidambar styra- 
ciflua, Maclura pomifera, Acer 
rubrum, or Viburnum prunifolium; 
also Campsis radicans. 
No counterpart. 
