LOCATION FALLSINGTON MD+DE NJ PA VA
Established Series
JEB/Rev. MDJ
11/2015
FALLSINGTON SERIES
MLRA(s): 149A, 153C, 153D
Depth Class: Very deep
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Poorly drained
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: Moderately high or high
Permeability (obsolete): Moderate or moderately slow
Landscape: Coastal plain Upland
Parent Material: Loamy fluviomarine sediments
Slope: 0 to 5 percent
Mean Annual Air Temperature (type location): 13 degrees C. (55 degrees F.)
Mean Annual Precipitation (type location): 1143 mm (45 inches)
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Endoaquults
TYPICAL PEDON: Fallsington sandy loam on a 1 percent slope, in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil.)
Ap--0 to 25 cm (0 to 10 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), sandy loam, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) dry; moderate medium granular structure; friable; slightly sticky, nonplastic; many fine roots; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (0 to 25 cm (0 to 12 inches thick))
E--25 to 36 cm (10 to 14 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; slightly sticky; nonplastic; common fine and very fine roots; common medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) iron accumulations; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 25 cm (0 to 10 inches))
Btg1--36 to 50 cm (14 to 20 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately sticky, slightly plastic; common fine roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6)iron accumulations; common medium faint gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions; extremely acid; clear smooth boundary.
Btg2--50 to 74 cm (20 to 29 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately sticky, slightly plastic; common fine roots along ped faces; common prominent clay films on faces of peds; common coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8)iron accumulations; common medium faint gray (5Y 6/1) iron depletions extremely acid; clear wavy boundary. (Combine thickness of the Btg horizons is 25 to 75 cm (10 to 30 inches.))
BCtg--74 to 102 cm (29 to 40 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) sandy loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very few faint clay films on faces of peds; common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) iron accumulations; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. ( 0 to 30 cm (0 to 12 inches thick))
CBg--102 to 178 cm ( 40 to 70 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) loamy sand; weak moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; slightly sticky, nonplastic; few fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron accumulations; common medium faint gray (2.5Y 6/1) iron depletions; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Cg--178 to 191 cm (70 to 75 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sand; single grained; loose; very strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Caroline County, Maryland; approximately 2.3 miles north northwest of Greensboro; 2410 feet northeast of the intersection of Cedar Lane and Hill Rd.; 200 feet south southeast of Hill Rd.; . USGS Goldsboro topographical quadrangle; latitude 39 degrees 00 minutes 22.4 seconds N. and longitude 75 degrees 48 minutes 48.9 seconds W. NAD 83; Major Land Resource Area 153C
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 72 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 0 to 12 inches, December to May with wide seasonal fluctuation
Rock Fragments: 0 to 10 percent, by volume throughout the profile, mostly rounded to subrounded gravel
Soil Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid, throughout the profile, unless limed
Other Features: Some pedons have buried A horizons in the lower substratum.
Range of Individual Horizons:
Oi or Oe horizon (if it occurs):
Color--2.5YR to 10YR, value of 2 to 5, chroma of 1 to 3
Type of organic soil material--slightly decomposed or moderately decomposed plant material
A or Ap horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 2 to 6, chroma of 1 to 3
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, or loam
Eg or E horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 8
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, or loam
Redoximorphic Features--iron accumulations in shades of red, brown, yellow, or olive
Btg or BCtg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 3 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 8. Value of 3 or 4 is limited to depths greater than 30 inches.
Texture--sandy clay loam, loam, or sandy loam
Redoximorphic Features--iron depletions in shades of olive, gray, or white and iron accumulations in shades of red, brown, yellow, or olive
CBg
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 8.
Texture--loamy sand, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam. Some pedons are stratified with layers of very fine sandy loam or fine sandy loam. Some pedons have buried horizons in the lower substratum.
Redoximorphic Features--iron depletions in shades of olive, gray, or white and iron accumulations in shades of red, brown, yellow, or olive
C horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 3 or 4
Texture--sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam. Some pedons are stratified with layers of very fine sandy loam or fine sandy loam.
Redoximorphic Features--iron depletions in shades of olive, gray, or white and iron masses in shades of red, brown, yellow, or olive
Cg or 2Cg horizons:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 8.
Texture--sand, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam. Some pedons are stratified with layers of fine sandy loam to silty clay loam.
Redoximorphic Features--iron depletions in shades of olive, gray, or white and iron accumulations in shades of red, brown, yellow, or olive
COMPETING SERIES:
Baile soils--formed in alluvium underlain by residuum weathered from felsic crystalline rock
Chatuge soils--formed in alluvium in the Blue
Ridge Mountains
Shrewsbury soils--have glauconite in the subsoil
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Coastal Plain Upland
Landform: Flat, swale, drainageway and depression
Elevation: 1.5 to 37 meters (5 to 120 feet)
Parent Material: Loamy fluviomarine sediments
Frost Free Period: 180 to 220 days
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 10 to 14 degrees C. (50 to 58 degrees F.)
Mean Annual Precipitation: 1067 to 1219 mm (42 to 48 inches)
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Corsica soils--are very poorly drained on lower landforms
Downer soils--have a coarse-loamy particle-size class and a seasonal high water table at a depth of more than 72 inches, on higher lying landforms
Elkton soils--have a fine-silty particle-size control section, on similar landforms
Sassafras soils--have a seasonal high water table at a depth of more than 72 inches; on higher landforms
Woodstown soils--have a seasonal high water table at a depth of 18 to 42 inches; on slightly higher landforms
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY:
Drainage class (Agricultural): Poorly drained
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: Moderately high or high
Internal free water occurrence class: Very shallow 0 to 25cm (0 to 10 inches) and common (present 3 to 6 months)
Flooding Frequency and Duration: None
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None to occasional and none to brief
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Adequately drained areas are used for growing general crops and truck crops including corn, soybeans, and small grains. Some areas are in pasture. Other areas are in woodland.
Dominant Vegetation: Wooded areas are white oak, water oak, willow oak, swamp chestnut oak, willow oak, swamp or red maple, sweet gum, black gum, holly, greenbriar, and pond pine. Loblolly pine occupies some formerly cultivated areas.
Managed woodland vegetation: Loblolly pine
Understory species: Black gum, sweet pepperbush, greenbriar, American holly and highbush blueberry.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and eastern Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Extent: Large
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1936
REMARKS: NJ0203 (Fallsington Variant) was used in Middlesex County, NJ. This soil will be a new series when the survey is updated.
Diagnostic horizons and other diagnostic soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from the surface of the soil to a depth of 14 inches (Ap horizon)
Argillic horizon--the zone from 14 to 29 inches (Btg1 and Btg2 horizons)
Aquic conditions--the zone from 10 inches to a depth of 80 inches is periodically saturated (endosaturation)
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Database Information: Representative Pedon Data Mapunit--460611
Series Interpretation Record(s): MD0033, NJ0203
OSD User Pedon ID: 07MD011001_Fallsington
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation
MD0033 FALLSINGTO 0- 10 50- 58 190-210 42- 48 5- 120
NJ0203 FALLSINGTO 0- 3 - - - -
SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness
MD0033 NONE 0-1.0 APPARENT DEC-MAY 60-60
NJ0203 NONE COMMON 0-1.0 PERCHED DEC-MAY 60-60
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC-
MD0033 0-10 SL FSL VFSL 0- 0 90-100 5-18 2- 5
MD0033 0-10 L 0- 0 90-100 5-18 2- 5
MD0033 10-32 SL L SCL 0- 0 90-100 18-30 1- 3
MD0033 32-72 SR S SCL 0- 0 90-100 2-30 1- 3
NJ0203 0- 5 L 0- 0 90-100 8-20 -
NJ0203 5-26 SICL 0- 0 95-100 28-40 -
NJ0203 26-30 SCL 0- 0 95-100 20-35 -
NJ0203 30-60 LS SL GR-SL 0- 0 65- 90 5-15 -
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll
MD0033 0-10 3.6- 5.5 .5-2. 0- 0 0.6- 6.0 LOW
MD0033 0-10 3.6- 5.5 .5-2. 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW
MD0033 10-32 3.6- 5.5 0.-.5 0- 0 0.2- 2.0 LOW
MD0033 32-72 3.6- 5.5 0.-.5 0- 0 0.6- 20 LOW
NJ0203 0- 5 3.6- 5.5 2.-5. 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW
NJ0203 5-26 3.6- 5.5 - 0- 0 0.06- 0.2 MODERATE
NJ0203 26-30 3.6- 5.5 - 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 MODERATE
NJ0203 30-60 3.6- 5.5 - 0- 0 2.0- 20 LOW
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.