ABSTRACT
A mature stand of mesic southern mixed hardwoods was sampled using the quarter method for trees and quadrats for the shrubs. The relative dominance, the relative density and the relative frequency were determined for the trees. The most important tree genera were Fagus, Magnolia, Quercus, Liquidambar, Carya, and Pinus. The most abundant shrub was Illicium floridanum. The predominant tree groups were beech, magnolia, oak, sweetgum, hickory and pine, although pines were established only during the early stages of succession. The species found correlated closely with the 1810 survey witness trees. The forest is in a late stage of succession. It has been almost entirely excluded from large disturbing factors, although small areas are constantly reverting to an earlier stage of succession, mostly through the opening of the canopy caused by dead or fallen trees.