LOCATION FORT MOTT NJ+DE MD
Established Series
SCK/Rev. JWB
11/2015
FORT MOTT SERIES
MLRA(s): 149A (Northern Coastal Plain), 153C (Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain), 153D (Northern Tidewater Area)
Depth Class: Very deep
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Well drained
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: Moderately high or high
Landscape: Coastal plain uplands
Parent Material: Sandy eolian deposits and/or fluviomarine deposits
Slope: 0 to 30 percent
Mean Annual Air Temperature (type location): 13 degrees C. (56 degrees F.)
Mean Annual Precipitation (type location): 1143 mm (45 inches)
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Arenic Hapludults
TYPICAL PEDON: Fort Mott loamy sand (in an area of Fort Mott loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes), cultivated. (Colors are for moist soil.)
Ap--0 to 20 cm (0 to 8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand, brown (10YR 5/3) dry; single grain; loose; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (0 to 30 cm thick)
E--20 to 76 cm (8 to 30 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) loamy sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (25 to 76 cm thick)
BE--76 to 84 cm (30 to 33 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 15 cm thick)
Bt--84 to 124 cm (33 to 49 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common faint clay bridging between sand grains; few discontinuous faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (20 to 64 cm thick)
C--124 to 183 cm (49 to 72 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) weakly stratified loamy sand; massive; loose; very strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Salem County, New Jersey; about 1.0 mile north of intersection of Lehigh Road and Fort Mott Road; USGS Wilmington South, NJ topographic quadrangle; lat. 39 degrees, 37 minutes, 34 seconds N. and long. 75 degrees, 31 minutes, 56 seconds W. NAD 83.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to top of Argillic horizon: 51 to 102 cm (20 to 40 inches)
Depth to base of Argillic horizon: 71 to 152 cm (28 to 60 inches) or more
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 183 cm (72 inches)
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: Greater than 183 cm (72 inches)
Rock Fragments: 0 to 10 percent, by volume in the A, E, and B horizons and 0 to 30 percent in the C horizon, mostly fine quartzite gravel. (Layers containing 15 percent or more gravel are generally less than 30 cm thick.)
Soil Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid throughout the profile, unless limed
Thickness of Sandy Surface Layers: 51 to 102 cm (20 to 40 inches)
Other Features: Pedons in wooded areas typically have a microsequence of an A, E, and Bh horizon (micro-podzol). Total thickness of the A, E, and Bh horizons is less than 15 cm (6 inches) and individual horizons are less than 5 cm (2 inches) thick. The weighted average of clay in the particle-size control section ranges from 12 to 25 percent and is typically 15 to 20 percent.
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
O horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 to 4, chroma of 1 to 3
Type of organic material--highly decomposed to slightly decomposed plant material
A horizon (if it occurs):
Color(moist)--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 3 or 4, chroma of 1 to 3
Texture--fine sand, sand, or loamy sand
Ap horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 to 4
Texture--fine sand, sand, or loamy sand
E or E' horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, chroma of 1 to 6
Texture--loamy fine sand, sand, or loamy sand
BE horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture--loamy sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
Bh horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 or 5, chroma of 3 to 6
Texture--loamy sand or sandy loam
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture--fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam, coarse sandy loam, or sandy clay loam
BC or 2BC horizons(if it occurs):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture--loamy sand, sandy loam or fine sandy loam. (Some pedons have thin subhorizons of sand.)
C horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--stratified coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, or loamy sand including thin layers of sandy loam or fine sandy loam
COMPETING SERIES:
Rosedale soils--have low chroma depletions and a seasonal high water table at a depth of 107 to 183 cm (42 to 72 inches)
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Coastal Plain upland
Landform: Low hill, broad ridge, flat, knoll, fluviomarine terrace
Geomorphic Component: Crest, side slope
Hillslope Profile Position: Summit, shoulder, backslope
Elevation: 3 to 38 meters (10 to 125 feet) above mean sea level
Parent Material: Sandy eolian deposits and/or fluviomarine deposits
Slope: 0 to 30 percent
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)
Frost Free Period: 180 to 220 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Downer soils--do not have a sandy surface layer 51 to 102 cm (20 to 40 inches) thick, have a coarse-loamy particle-size control section; on similar landforms
Evesboro soils-have a seasonal high water table at a depth greater than 183 cm (72 inches) (excessively drained) and do not have an argillic horizon; on similar landforms
Fallsington soils--have a seasonal high water table at a depth of 0 to 30 cm (12 inches) (poorly drained), do not have a sandy surface layer 51 to 102 cm (20 to 40 inches) thick, and have a fine-loamy particle-size control section; on lower-lying landforms
Hammonton soils--have a seasonal high water table at a depth of 46 to 107 cm (18 to 42 inches) (moderately well drained), do not have a sandy surface layer 51 to 102 cm (20 to 40 inches) thick, have a coarse-loamy particle-size control section; on slightly lower-lying landforms
Klej soils--have a seasonal high water table at a depth of 25 to 61 cm (10 to 24 inches) (somewhat poorly drained) and do not have an argillic horizon; on lower-lying landforms
Sassafras soils--do not have a sandy surface layer 51 to 102 cm (20 to 40 inches) thick, have a fine-loamy particle-size control section; on similar landforms
Woodstown soils--have a seasonal high water table at a depth of 46 to 107 cm (18 to 42 inches) (moderately well drained), do not have a sandy surface layer 51 to 102 cm (20 to 40 inches) thick, have a fine-loamy particle-size control section; on slightly lower-lying landforms
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Well drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Very deep (greater than 1.5 meters) and absent (not observed)
Flooding Frequency and Duration: None
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
Index Surface Runoff: Very low to high
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: Moderately high or high
Permeability (obsolete): Moderate or moderately rapid
Shrink-swell Potential: Low
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major uses--Most areas are used for growing field crops, vegetables, flowers, and some tree fruits.
Dominant Vegetation--Native vegetation includes white oak, red oak, scarlet oak, black oak, Virginia pine, loblolly pine, yellow poplar, pitch pine, hickory, sassafras, dogwood, and greenbriar. The understory is dominantly low bush blueberry and mountain laurel.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
Distribution--The Coastal Plain of New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.
Extent--Moderate
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Morgantown, West Virginia
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Salem County, New Jersey; 1967
REMARKS: Fort Mott series were formerly included in the Sassafras series, either as thick surface phases or as Variants.
Diagnostic horizons and other soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from the soil surface to a depth of 84 cm (Ap, E, and BE horizons)
Argillic horizon---the zone from 84 to 124 cm (Bt horizon)
Previous revisions: 11/2002-JAK
ADDITIONAL DATA: The following pedons are available from the Soil Survey Laboratory, Lincoln, NE.; S77MD-029-025, S85NJ-033-009, and S85NJ-033-011.
Database Information:
OSD Data Mapunit ID: To be developed
Typical Pedon Data Mapunit ID: 100032
OSD User Pedon ID: NJ-Fort Mott Series
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.