LOCATION FALLSINGTON MD+DE NJ PA VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Endoaquults
TYPICAL PEDON: Fallsington sandy loam, in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil.)
Ap--0 to 10 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) sandy loam; moderate coarse granular structure; friable; nonsticky, nonplastic; many fine roots; 2 percent, by volume gravel; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (0 to 12 inches thick)
Btg1--10 to 20 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate subangular blocky; friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) soft iron masses; extremely acid; clear smooth boundary.
Btg2--20 to 32 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; friable; moderately sticky, slightly plastic; common fine roots along ped faces; common prominent clay films on faces of peds; common coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) soft iron masses; extremely acid; clear wavy boundary. (Combine thickness of the Btg horizon is 15 to 30 inches.)
BCtg--32 to 40 inches; gray (2.5Y 6/1) sandy loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; nonsticky, nonplastic; very few faint clay films on faces of peds; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) soft masses of iron accumulation and gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick)
BCg--40 to 46 inches; gray (2.5Y 5/1) loamy sand; weak moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron masses; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Cg--46 to 65 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sand; single grained; loose; nonsticky, nonplastic; very strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Caroline County Maryland; 10 feet north of Hill Road, 150 feet east of intersection with Cedar Lane.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to the base of the Argillic Horizon: 24 to 55 inches
Depth to Bedrock: Grater than 60 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 0 to 12 inches, December to May
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
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
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 (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 6, 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
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 masses in shades of red, brown, yellow, or olive
BCg
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 masses 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. Some pedons have buried horizons in the lower substratum.
Redoximorphic Features--iron depletions in shades of olive, gray, or white and iron masses in shades of red, brown, yellow, or olive
Cg 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--sand, 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 masses 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
Landform: Flats and depressions
Hillslope Profile Position: Summit
Geomorphic Component: Interfluve
Elevation: 5 to 120 feet
Parent Material: Loamy marine and old alluvial sediments
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 50 to 58 degrees F.
Mean Annual Precipitation: 42 to 48 inches
Frost Free Period: 190 to 210 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
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 lying landforms
Woodstown soils--have a seasonal high water table at a depth of 18 to 42 inches; on slightly higher lying landforms
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage class (Agricultural): Poorly drained
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Shallow: common
Permeability: Moderate or moderately slow
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.
Dominant Vegetation: Wooded areas are white oak, water oak, willow oak, swamp or red maple, sweet gum, holly, greenbriar, and pond pine. Loblolly pine occupies some formerly cultivated areas.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and eastern Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Extent Large
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Morgantown, West Virginia
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 10 inches (Ap horizon)
Argillic horizon--the zone from 10 to 40 inches (Btg and BCtg horizons)
Aquic conditions--the zone from 10 inches to a depth of 80 inches is periodically saturated (endosaturation)
ADDITIONAL DATA: None
SERIES INTERPRETATION RECORDS: MD0033, NJ0203
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