BIRCHWOOD PEDON DESCRIPTION 2332106

Print Date: 8/7/02
Description Date: 5/6/97
Describer: Jim Turenne

Site ID: 2332106

Site Note:  
Pedon ID: 2332106
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Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Birchwood
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Classification:   Mixed, mesic Aquic Udipsamments

Pedon Type: within range of map unit
Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
Taxon Kind: series

Location Information
County:   Plymouth
State:   Massachusetts
MLRA:   144A -- New England And Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
Soil Survey Area:   MA023 -- Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Map Unit:   321A -- Birchwood loamy sand, 0 to 3 %, v. stony

Location Description:   Town of Middleborough North of Chestnut Street.
Legal Description:  

Latitude: 41 degrees 53 minutes 39.31 seconds north
Longitude: 70 degrees 52 minutes 2.11 seconds west
Datum: NAD83
UTM Zone: 19
UTM Easting: 345096 meters
UTM Northing: 4639508 meters

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Geomorphic Setting:   upland
ground moraine
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Primary Earth Cover: tree cover
Secondary Earth Cover: conifers

Parent Material:   eolian sands over basal till
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Particle Size Control Section: 25 to 100 cm.

Diagnostic Features:   fibric soil materials 0 to 5 cm.
ochric epipedon 0 to 12 cm.
hemic soil materials 5 to 10 cm.
spodic horizon 12 to 23 cm.
cambic horizon 23 to 80 cm.
densic materials 130 to cm.

Restrictions
Top Depth (cm) Bottom Depth (cm) Restriction Kind Restriction Hardness
130
densic material

Slope (%) Elevation (meters) Aspect (deg) MAAT (C) MSAT (C) MWAT (C) MAP (mm) Frost Free Days Drainage Class Slope Length (meters) Upslope Length (meters)
2 47





moderately well


Oi--0 to 5 cm; slightly decomposed plant material.

Oe--5 to 10 cm; reddish black (2.5YR 2.5/1), moderately decomposed plant material.

A--10 to 11 cm; loamy sand; massive; very friable; many fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; abrupt smooth boundary.

E--11 to 12 cm; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), sand; single grain; loose; many fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; clear broken boundary.

Bs--12 to 23 cm; brown (7.5YR 4/4), loamy sand; massive; friable; common fine roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; clear wavy boundary.

Bw1--23 to 60 cm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), loamy sand; massive; friable; common fine roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; clear wavy boundary.

Bw2--60 to 80 cm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), sand; single grain; loose; few very fine roots throughout; clear wavy boundary.

C--80 to 130 cm; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), sand; single grain; loose; few fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese concretions throughout and 1 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese concretions throughout; abrupt wavy boundary.

2Cd--130 to 165 cm; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), gravelly sandy loam; massive; very firm; common very fine low continuity vesicular and common fine low continuity vesicular pores; 15 percent patchy distinct gray (2.5Y 6/1), moist, silt coats on rock fragments; 5 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent coarse prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent coarse faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions; 15 percent subangular noncemented 2 to 75 millimeter mixed rock fragments and 5 percent flat subangular noncemented 2 to 150 millimeter mixed rock fragments and 5 percent subangular noncemented 75 to 220 millimeter mixed rock fragments.