LOCATION GERTIE VA+NCEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic Typic Endoaquults
TYPICAL PEDON: GERTIE silt loam - on a 0 percent slope in an open crop field. (Colors are for moist soil.)
Ap--0 to 4 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
E--4 to 9 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
Btg1--9 to 16 inches; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, very plastic; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; many fine strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
Btg2--16 to 27 inches; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) silty clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, very plastic; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
Btg3--27 to 41 inches; gray (2.5Y 5/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, very plastic; few medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
2C--41 to 64 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) loamy sand; loose; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation, and common medium prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
2Cg--64 to 72 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) loamy sand; loose; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; many coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Chesapeake, Virginia; from the intersection of Cornland Road and West Road, travel north on West Road for approximately 1.3 miles, then go approximately 1050 feet west. Located at 36 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds North, 76 degrees 20 minutes 8 seconds West.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Solum Thickness: 40 to 60 inches
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 0 to 12, November to May
Soil Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid in the solum unless limed, and extremely acid to slightly acid in the C, Cg, 2C or 2Cg horizon
Other Features: particle-size control section has more than 30 percent silt; flakes of mica range from none to common; quartz gravels make up 0 to 10 percent of the solum and 0 to 50 percent of the C horizon
A or Ap horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 2 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2; where value is 2 or 3 it is less than 6 inches thick
Texture--fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam, silt loam, clay loam, or silty clay loam
Eg horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam, silt loam, clay loam, or silty clay loam
BA or BE horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--loam, silt loam, clay loam, or silty clay loam
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron masses in shades of brown, yellow, or red and iron depletions in shades of olive or gray
Btg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--clay loam, silty clay loam, silty clay, or clay.
Redoximorphic features--iron masses in shades of brown, yellow, or red and iron depletions in shades of olive or gray
BCg or CBg horizon (if it occurs):
Color--has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--clay loam, silty clay loam, sandy clay loam, sandy clay, or clay; some pedons have pockets or strata of coarser textures
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron masses in shades of brown, yellow, or red and iron depletions in shades of olive or gray
C or 2C horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8
Texture--ranging from sand to clay in the fine-earth fraction
Cg or 2Cg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y or is neutral, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--ranging from sand to clay in the fine-earth fraction
COMPETING SERIES:
Chickahominy soils-- have a solum thickness of more than 60 inches
Pooler soils-- have a solum thickness of more than 60 inches
Roanoke soils-- occur on stream terraces in the piedmont and upper coastal plain
Worsham soils-occur on piedmont uplands along drainage ways, heads of drains, and depressions
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Coastal Plain
Landform: Stream terraces and marine terraces in the lower coastal plain
Elevation: 5 to 25 feet above mean sea level
Parent Material: clayey marine and fluviomarine sediments
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 56 to 62 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 42 to 48 inches
Frost Free Period: 175 to 260 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Bertie soils--Somewhat poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 12 to 18 inches) in fine-loamy family on higher landscapes
Chesapeake soils--well drained soils (seasonal high water table 48 to 72 inches) in fine-loamy family on higher landscapes
Dogue soils--moderately well drained soils (seasonal high water table 18 to 30 inches) on higher landscapes
Pamunkey soils--well drained soils (seasonal high water table below 72 inches) in fine-loamy family on higher landscapes
Portsmouth soils--very poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 12 inches) in fine-loamy family on similar landscapes
Tetotum soils--moderately well drained soils (seasonal high water table 18 to 30 inches) in fine-loamy family on higher landscapes
Tomotley soils--poorly drained soils (seasonal high water table 0 to 12 inches) in fine-loamy family on similar landscapes
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Agricultural Drainage Class: Poorly drained
Permeability: Slow to very slow
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Cropland and woodland
Dominant Vegetation: Where wooded--red maple, sweetgum, black gum, sycamore, willow oak, white oak, river birch, yellow-poplar, bald cypress, water tupelo and scattered loblolly pine. Where cultivated--corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Coastal Plain in Virginia and North Carolina
Extent: moderate
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: City of Chesapeake, Virginia, 2004.
REMARKS: This series was established to replace Roanoke on the Coastal Plain in MLRA's 153A and 153B. The April 2006 revision removed MLRA 133A and 153C from the OSED.
Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
a. Ochric epipedon - the zone from 0 to 9 inches (Ap horizon)
b. Argillic horizon - the zone from 9 to 41 inches (Btg horizon)
ADDITIONAL DATA: None
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation GERTIE 0-2 57-65 175-260 38-54 5-25 GERTIE 0-2 57-65 175-260 38-54 5-25FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock NONE 0-1.0 APPARENT NOV-MAY >60
Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- 0-7 FSL 0-0 80-100 10-18 - 0-7 SIL L 0-0 85-100 10-27 - 0-7 SICL CL 0-0 85-100 27-32 - 7-12 CL SICL 0-0 85-100 20-35 - 12-50 C SIC CL 0-0 85-100 35-60 - 50-72 SR S C 0-5 35-100 5-50 -
Depth -pH- O.M. Salinity Perm Shrk-Swell 0-7 3.5-5.5 1.-3. 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW 0-7 3.5-5.5 .5-2. 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW 0-7 3.5-5.5 .5-1. 0-0 0.06-0.2 MODERATE 7-12 3.5-5.5 0..5 0-0 0.06-0.2 MODERATE 12-50 3.5-5.5 0-.5 0-0 0.06-0.2 MODERATE 50-72 3.5-5.5 0-.5 0-0 0.06-20 MODERATE