LOCATION BLADEN GA+AL FL NC SC VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic Typic Albaquults
TYPICAL PEDON: Bladen fine sandy loam - on a less than 1 percent convex northwest facing slope in a pine plantation. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
A--0 to 7 inches; black (10YR 2/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (4 to 9 inches thick)
E1--7 to 9 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine sandy loam; common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) soft masses of iron accumulation; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure parting to weak fine granular; friable; common worm holes filled with black (10YR 2/1) material from the A horizon; common fine roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
E2--9 to 14 inches; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam; many coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) soft masses of iron accumulation and many coarse faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure parting to weak fine granular; friable; few fine roots; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of the E horizon is 4 to 15 inches.)
Btg1--14 to 30 inches; gray (N 5/0) clay; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and few fine prominent dark red (10R 3/6) soft masses of iron accumulation; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; common faint clay films on faces of most peds; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
Btg2--30 to 41 inches; gray (N 5/0) clay; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and few medium prominent dark red (10R 3/6) soft masses of iron accumulation; weak and moderate subangular blocky structure; very firm; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
Btg3--41 to 62 inches; dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay; many coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and common fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) soft masses of iron accumulation; weak and moderate subangular blocky structure; very firm; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid. (Combined thickness of the Btg horizons is 32 to more than 42 inches)
TYPE LOCATION: McIntosh County, Georgia; from Townsend, two miles north to Huxford; west 0.3 mile from Huxford across Seaboard Coastline Railroad; north 500 yards on Tram Road; east side of road. (Townsend, GA. (1978) USGS Quadrangle, lat. 31 degrees, 34 minutes, 00 seconds N., and long. 81 degrees, 30 minutes, 53 seconds W.)
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 0 to 12 inches, December to May
Rock Fragment content: 0 to 5 percent, by volume
Soil Reaction: extremely acid to strongly acid, except where limed
Thickness of solum: greater than 60 inches
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
A horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 2 through 5, and chroma of 1 or 2 or is neutral with value of 2 through 5
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, and rarely silt loam
E horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 5 through 7, and chroma of 1 or 2 or is neutral with value of 5 through 7
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, and rarely silt loam
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron masses in shade of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
BE horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 4 through 6, and chroma of 1 or 2 or is neutral with value of 4 through 7
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sandy loam or sandy clay loam
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron masses in shade of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
Other features-less than 3 inches thick
Btg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 4 through 7, and chroma of 1 or 2 or is neutral with value of 4 through 7
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- clay, sandy clay, or clay loam. Thin lenses, tongues, and pockets of sandy loam or loamy sand are common. Average clay content of the upper 20 inches of the Bt horizon ranges from 35 to 55 percent, and silt content is less than 30 percent.
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron masses in shade of red, yellow, or brown
BCg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 4 through 7, and chroma of 1 or 2 or is neutral with value of 4 through 7
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- clay, sandy clay, sandy clay loam, or clay loam. Thin lenses, tongues, and pockets of sandy loam or loamy sand are common. Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron masses in shade of red, yellow, or brown
Cg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 4 through 7, and chroma of 1 or 2 or is neutral with value of 4 through 7
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- variable or stratified with sandy to clayey materials
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron masses in shade of red, yellow, or brown
COMPETING SERIES:
Soils in same family;
Narlon soils-- soils are dry for more than 60 consecutive days in the summer and fall
Soils in related active family;
Leaf soils- soils have more than 30 percent silt throughout
Pouncey soils-- have solum thickness and depth to weakly cemented sandstone bedrock of 20 to 40 inches
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Coatal Plain
Landform: uplands, stream terraces
Hillslope Profile Position: summits
Geomorphic Component: interfluves, treads
Parent Material: acid, clayey fluvial or marine sediments
Elevation: 15 to 350 feet
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 59 to 70 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Frost Free Period: 190 to 275 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Bayboro soils- have umbric epipedons
Meggett soils- have a base saturation greater than 35 percent
Ogeechee soils- soils have less than 35 percent clay in the upper 20 inches of the Bt horizon
Pooler soils- lack an abrupt textural change between the E and B horizons
Portsmouth soils- have umbric epipedons
Wahee soils- are somewhat poorly drained
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage Class (Agricultural): poorly drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: very shallow, persistent
Index Surface Runoff: negligible to very slow
Permeability: slow
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: forest
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--. Corn, soybeans, and pasture are the principal crops on drained areas. Where wooded-- slash pine, loblolly pine, longleaf pine, sweetgum, blackgum, and water oaks. The undergrowth is waxmyrtle, gallberry, scattered palmetto, wiregrass, and sawgrass.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and possibly Mississippi
Extent: moderate
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Chatham County, Georgia, 1911.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon - the zone from the surface of the soil to a depth of approximately 14 inches (A, E1, E2 horizons).
Albic horizon - the zone from approximately 7 to 14 inches (E1, E2 horizons).
Argillic horizon - the zone from approximately 14 to 62 inches (Btg1, Btg2, Btg3 horizons).
Abrupt texture change between the E and B horizons.
ADDITIONAL DATA:
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation GA0007 BLADEN 0- 2 59- 70 190-275 38- 55 15- 350 GA0070 BLADEN 0- 2 59- 70 190-275 38- 55 15- 350SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness GA0007 NONE 0-1.0 APPARENT DEC-MAY 60-60 GA0070 NONE - APPARENT - 60-60
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- GA0007 0-14 FSL SL 0- 0 97-100 10-20 - GA0007 0-14 L SIL 0- 0 98-100 15-27 - GA0007 14-41 C SC 0- 0 99-100 35-55 - GA0007 41-62 C SC CL 0- 0 89- 99 35-70 - GA0007 62-80 VAR - - - - GA0070 0-14 FSL SL 0- 0 97-100 10-20 - GA0070 0-14 L SIL 0- 0 98-100 15-27 - GA0070 14-41 C SC 0- 0 99-100 35-55 - GA0070 41-62 C SC CL 0- 0 89- 99 35-70 - GA0070 62-80 VAR - - - -
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll GA0007 0-14 3.6- 5.5 1.-3. 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW GA0007 0-14 3.6- 5.5 2.-3. 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW GA0007 14-41 3.6- 5.5 - 0- 0 0.06- 0.2 MODERATE GA0007 41-62 3.6- 5.5 - 0- 0 0.06- 0.2 MODERATE GA0007 62-80 - - 0- 0 - GA0070 0-14 3.6- 5.5 1.-4. 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW GA0070 0-14 3.6- 5.5 2.-5. 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW GA0070 14-41 3.6- 5.5 - 0- 0 0.06- 0.2 MODERATE GA0070 41-62 3.6- 5.5 - 0- 0 0.06- 0.2 MODERATE GA0070 62-80 - - 0- 0 -