A Survey of the Trees in a Mixed -Hardwood Forest in Haralson County, Georgia

Robert H. Floyd, Maryville College

Trees were surveyed on a 40 ha tract in Haralson County, Georgia.   The county is located in west Georgia at the border between the Ridge and Valley and Piedmont and contains trees common in both.   A series of 100 m transects were established in 4 habitats, 3 Oak forests and one Bottomland Hardwood forest.   Trees were sampled using point-quarters at 10 m intervals along every transect.   Twenty-two different species from 12 families were encountered.   Importance Values (IV) were calculated for every species both within each habitat and for the tract as a whole.   Southern Red Oak ( Quercus falcata) had the highest IV overall and in 2 of the Oak forests.   White Oak ( Quercus alba ) and Sweet Gum ( Liquidambar styraciflua ) had the highest IV in the third Oak forest and the Bottomland Hardwood forest respectively.