LOCATION OLUSTEE FL+GA NCEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Ultic Alaquods
TYPICAL PEDON: Olustee fine sand. (Colors are for moist soil.)
A--0 to 8 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and few medium roots; very strongly acid; clear irregular boundary. (4 to 9 inches thick)
Bh--8 to 14 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) fine sand; few cracked coatings on sand grains; weak fine granular structure; friable; common fine and few medium roots; strongly acid; gradual irregular boundary. (4 to 15 inches thick)
Eg1--14 to 27 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; many coarse distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) mottles; few medium prominent (7.5YR 3/2) Bh bodies; few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) streaks along root channels; single grained loose; few fine roots; few, medium ironstone pebbles; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Eg2--27 to 37 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) streaks along root channels; single grained; loose; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the E horizon is 10 to 30 inches)
Btg-37 to 57 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sandy loam; many coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and few fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) soft masses of iron accumulation; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (10 to 48 inches thick)
Cg--57 to 80 inches; reticulately mottled gray (10YR 6/1), strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), and red (2.5YR 4/6, 10R 4/6) fine sandy loam; massive; firm; very strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Baker County, Florida; approximately 3.5 miles southwest of Macclenny, 0.4 mile west of Florida Highway 121, 3050 feet west of and 3500 feet north of the southeast corner of sec. 18, T, 3 S., R. 22 E.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to the top of the Argillic: 25 to 40 inches
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 80 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 0.5 to 1.5 feet, November to April or March to September
Soil Reaction extremely acid to strongly acid throughout, except where limed
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
A horizon:
Color--10YR, values of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sand, fine sand, loamy sand or loamy fine sand
Other features--
A horizon:
Color--10YR, values of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sand, fine sand, loamy sand or loamy fine sand
Other features--
E horizon (where it occurs):
Color-- hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sand, fine sand, loamy sand or loamy fine sand
Other features-Incipient, less than 2 inches thick
Bh horizon:
Color-Hue of 5YR or 7.5YR, values of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 4; or hue of 10YR, values of, and chroma 1 or 2; or hue of 10YR, value of 3, and chroma of 1
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sand, fine sand, loamy sand or loamy fine sand
Other features- Many of the sand grains are coated with organic matter
BE horizon (where it occurs):
Color-Hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sand, fine sand, loamy sand or loamy fine sand
Eg horizon:
Color-Hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sand, fine sand, loamy sand or loamy fine sand
Redoximorphic features: shades of yellow, brown or black
Btg horizon:
Color-Hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7 and chroma of 1 or 2
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam
Redoximorphic features: shades of yellow, brown, and red
Cg horizon:
Color-Hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7 and chroma of 1 or 2
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sand to sandy clay
Redoximorphic features: shades of gray, red, or brown
Other features-- Some pedons contain lenses and pockets of material coarser or finer than the matrix
BE horizon (where it occurs):
Color-- of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sand, fine sand, loamy sand or loamy fine sand
Other features--
COMPETING SERIES:
Mascotte soils-- have a substantial E horizon between the A and Bh horizons
Sapelo soils-- have a substantial E horizon between the A and Bh horizons, and the argillic horizon is below a depth of 40 inches
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Lower coastal plain
Landform: Flats (Flatwoods)
Geomorphic Component: Talfs, Dips
Parent Material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 59 to 72 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 45 to 60 inches
Frost Free Period: 200 to 300 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Boulogne soils-do not have an argillic horizon
Leon soils-- do not have an argillic horizon
Lynn Haven soils- do not have an argillic horizon
Mascotte soils-- have a substantial E horizon between the A and Bh horizons
Murville soils- do not have an argillic horizon
Osier soils- do not have a spodic horizon
Pelham soils- do not have a spodic horizon
Plummer soils- do not have a spodic horizon
Pottsburg soils- do not have an argillic horizon
Ridgeland soils-- do not have an argillic horizon
Sapelo soils-- have a substantial E horizon between the A and Bh horizons, and an argillic horizon below a depth of 40 inches
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage class (Agricultural): Poorly drained
Index Surface Runoff: Low
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Common, shallow
Permeability: Moderately rapid to moderate in the Bh, moderate to moderately slow in the Btg
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Truck crops, pasture and woodland
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated-- potatoes, cabbage and other leafy vegetables. Where wooded-- several bluestem species, hairy panicum, indiangrass, low panicums, and pineland threeawn. Woody vegetation includes longleaf and slash pine, gallberry, fetterbush, waxmyrtle, and sawpalmettos.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Lower Coastal Plain in Florida, Georgia, and possibly South and North Carolina
Extent: moderate
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Pitt County, North Carolina; 1969.
Reestablished in Baker County, Florida; 1990.
REMARKS:
Diagnostic horizons and soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon - The zone extending from the surface to a depth of 8 inches. (A horizon)
Spodic horizon - The zone between 8 and 14 inches. (Bh horizon)
Argillic horizon - The zone between 37 and 57 inches. (Btg horizon)
Series control section--the zone from 0 to 60 inches
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Data Map Unit ID (type location): 00000
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation FL0048 OLUSTEE 0- 2 59- 72 200-300 45- 60 25- 200 FL0410 OLUSTEE 0- 2 - - - -SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness FL0048 NONE 0.5-1.5 APPARENT MAR-SEP 60-60
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- FL0048 0- 8 S FS 0- 0 100-100 1- 8 5- 25 FL0048 8-14 S FS 0- 0 100-100 2- 8 5- 25 FL0048 14-37 S FS 0- 0 100-100 2- 8 1- 5 FL0048 37-57 SCL SL FSL 0- 0 100-100 18-35 4- 30 FL0048 57-80 VAR - - - -
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll FL0048 0- 8 3.6- 5.5 2.-6. 0- 2 6.0- 20 LOW FL0048 8-14 3.6- 5.5 2.-4. 0- 2 2.0- 6.0 LOW FL0048 14-37 3.6- 5.5 0.-.5 0- 2 6.0- 20 LOW FL0048 37-57 3.6- 5.5 0.-.5 0- 2 0.2- 2.0 LOW FL0048 57-80