20081317 Ver 1_Table 9 2014 5th Annual Total Vegetation 123 plots Survival_20160314

Table 9. Survival of trees and shrubs planted in all 123 0.22 -acre plots (27.06 ac sampled) at Hell Swamp from baseline (summer 2010) to fall 2014
'The number tagged at baseline reflects the edits/additions in subsequent years as unknowns were identified and species were corrected.
2Survival was considered unsure if the stem appeared dead (brittle, no green, broken, etc.) at the current sampling event and dead if at both the current and
last sampling events the stem was not unquestionably alive
3Total includes alive + unsure.
4Percent survival was calculated as: (Fall/Baseline tagged) X 100.
5Genus changed to Eubotrys
Hell Swamp/Scott Creek T-58 PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.
Fifth Annual and Summary Report February 2016
Tagged at
Fall 2014 stems
Percent survival
Percent of
Scientific name
Common name
baseline'
Alive Unsure Tota 13
Alive Tota 13
alive stems
Large trees
Carya aquatica
water hickory
172
164
2
166
95
97
1.75
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
89
82
1
83
92
93
0.87
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
1357
1,271
28
1299
94
96
13.55
Nyssa aquatica
water tupelo
664
292
10
302
44
45
3.11
Nyssa biflora
swamp black gum
729
595
11
606
82
83
6.34
Prunus serotina
black cherry
29
15
3
18
52
62
0.16
Quercus alba
white oak
233
222
6
228
95
98
2.37
Q. falcata
southern red oak
173
166
1
167
96
97
1.77
Q. laurifolia
laurel oak
677
584
10
594
86
88
6.23
Q. lyrata
overcup oak
1,079
1,046
4
1050
97
97
11.15
Q. michauxii
swamp chestnut oak
1,687
1,438
68
1506
85
89
15.33
Q. nigra
water oak
899
798
35
833
89
93
8.51
Q. pagoda
cherrybark oak
643
509
40
549
79
85
5.43
Q. phellos
willow oak
776
743
6
749
96
97
7.92
Q. spp.
oak
66
5
0
5
8
8
0.05
Taxodium distichum
bald cypress
900
734
5
739
82
82
7.83
Ulmus americana
American elm
523
452
28
480
86
92
4.82
Small trees
Clethra alnifolia
sweet pepperbush
145
88
2
90
61
62
0.94
Cynlla racemiflora
titi
20
14
0
14
70
70
0.15
Diospyros virginiana
common persimmon
40
38
2
40
95
100
0.41
Ilex decidua
possumhaw
5
5
0
5
100
100
0.05
1. opaca
American holly
42
24
2
26
57
62
0.26
Magnolia virginiana
sweet bay
196
81
9
90
41
46
0.86
Oxydendron arboreum
sourwood
2
1
0
1
50
50
0.01
Persea palustris
red bay
101
13
1
14
13
14
0.14
Total
11,247
9,380
274
9,654
83
86
Density stems+27.06 ac
416
347
10
357
Shrubs
Cephalanthus occidentalis
buttonbush
42
36
0
36
86
86
11.15
Cornus amomum
24
21
1
22
88
92
6.50
Ilex glabra
ink berry
18
13
3
16
72
89
4.02
Ilex verticillata
winterberry
24
21
0
21
88
88
6.50
Itea virginica
Virginia willow
217
178
1
179
82
82
55.11
Leucothoe racemosa 5
Swamp doghobble
3
1
0
1
33
33
0.31
Lindera benzoin
spicebush
31
6
1
7
19
23
1.86
Rosa palustris
swamp rose
1
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Vaccinium corymbosum
high bush blueberry
52
45
1
46
87
88
13.93
Viburnum nudum
possumhaw viburnum
6
2
0
2
33
33
0.62
Total
418
323
7
330
77
79
Densit stems+27.06 ac
15
12
0
12
Unknown sp.
492
0
10
10
0
2
Total12,157
9,703
291
9,994
80
82
Total Density (stems=27.06 ac)
449
359
11
369
'The number tagged at baseline reflects the edits/additions in subsequent years as unknowns were identified and species were corrected.
2Survival was considered unsure if the stem appeared dead (brittle, no green, broken, etc.) at the current sampling event and dead if at both the current and
last sampling events the stem was not unquestionably alive
3Total includes alive + unsure.
4Percent survival was calculated as: (Fall/Baseline tagged) X 100.
5Genus changed to Eubotrys
Hell Swamp/Scott Creek T-58 PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.
Fifth Annual and Summary Report February 2016