LOCATION CEDARTOWN MDEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Siliceous, mesic Psammentic Hapludults
TYPICAL PEDON: Cedartown loamy sand on a smooth 1 percent slope in a cultivated field. (colors are for moist soil)
Ap--0 to 6 inches; dark brown (10YR 3/3) loamy sand; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; very strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary. (6 to 12 inches thick)
E--6 to 14 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; single grain; loose; few fine and medium roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (5 to 10 inches thick).
Bt--14 to 30 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) loamy sand; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; very friable; distinct clay bridging; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (15 to 30 inches thick)
BC--30 to 42 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) loamy sand; weak, coarse, subangular blocky structure; very friable; extremely acid; gradual smooth boundary. (12 to 24 inches thick).
C1--42 to 54 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sand; single grain; loose; extremely acid; clear wavy boundary. (6 to 18 inches thick).
C2--54 to 64 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; massive; very friable; 3 percent fine gravels; few, fine, distinct gray (10YR 6/1) and common, medium, distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) areas of iron depletion; extremely acid.
(6 to 12 inches thick)
2Cg--64 to 72 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) fine sandy loam; massive; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few, medium, distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron; extremely acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Worcester County, Maryland; approximately 0.2 mile West of Bunn Ditch on Swancut Road, 50 feet South in a cultivated field. 38 degrees, 1 minute, 30 seconds N Latitude, 75 degrees, 27 minutes, 0 seconds W Longitude.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The solum ranges from 30 to 58 inches. Fine gravels range from 0 to 5 percent in the substratum. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to strongly acid throughout the soil profile.
The A or Ap horizon has hue of 2.5Y or 10YR, value of 2 through 5, and chroma of 3 or 4. It is loamy sand or sand.
The E horizon has hue of 2.5Y or 10YR, value of 4 through 6, and chroma of 4 through 6. It is sand or loamy sand.
The Bt horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 through 6, and chroma of 6 through 8. It is loamy sand.
The BC horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 through 6, and chroma of 6 through 8. It is loamy sand or sand.
The C horizon has hue of 2.5Y or 10YR, value of 3 through 6, and chroma of 3 through 6. It is sand. Areas of iron depletion frequently occurs in this horizon.
The 2Cg horizon has hue of 5Y through 10YR, value of 3 through 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. Masses of iron accumulations occur in this horizon. It is fine sandy loam or silt loam. The 2Cg horizon in some pedons is below 72 inches.
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Galestown series in the same family. Cedartown soils differ from Galestown soils in having a perched water table between 42 and 72 inches.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: The Cedartown soils are located on uplands of the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. The slopes range from 0 to 5 percent. These soils formed in sandy aeolian and marine sediments. Mean annual temperature ranges from 52 to 58 degrees F. The mean annual precipitation ranges from 38 to 48 inches. Elevations are generally below 40 feet.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Evesboro, Fort Mott, Galestown, Hammonton, Klej, Rosedale, and Runclint soils. Evesboro, Fort Mott, and Galestown soils are located on slightly higher landscape positions and do not have a water table above 72 inches. Rosedale and Runclint soils are at similar landscape positions and are commonly intermingled with Cedartown soils. Hammonton and Klej soils occur at slightly lower landscape positions and have a water table between 20 and 40 inches.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Somewhat excessively drained. Runoff is very slow to slow. Permeability is rapid in the surface and subsurface, and subsoil. It is moderate to rapid in the substratum. A perched seasonal high water table ranging from 42 to 72 inches is present from December through April.
USE AND VEGETATION: Some areas are cleared and used for corn or soybeans. Other areas are wooded or in pine plantations. Native vegetation includes oak, red maple, and loblolly pine.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: The mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. This series is of moderate extent.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Morgantown, West Virginia
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Worcester County, Maryland, 1995
REMARKS: This soil was formerly included in the Galestown soil series.
Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
a. Ochric epipedon: the zone from 0 to 14 inches.
b. Argillic horizon: the zone from 14 to 30 inches.
c. Reduced horizons: the zone from 54 to 72 inches.