Pedon Description Report - Birchwood Series 2332109

Print Date:

02/13/2003

Description Date:

11/03/1998

Describer:

Meredith Ashworth

Site ID:

MA023-1998-32109-Birchwood-S

Site Notes:

Pedon ID:

MA023-1998-32109-Birchwood-P

Pedon Notes:

Lab Source ID:

Lab Pedon #:

Soil Name as Described/Sampled:	Birchwood
Soil Name as Correlated:
Classification:

Pedon Type:

within range of series

Pedon Purpose:

full pedon description

Taxon Kind:

series

Associated Soils:

Mattapoisett, Montauk, Poquonock, Scituate

Location Information

Country:

State:

Massachusetts

County:

PLYMOUTH

MLRA:

144A -- New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part

Soil Survey Area:

MA023 -- Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Map Unit:

321B -- Birchwood loamy sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony

Quad Name:

Plympton, Massachusetts

Location Description:

Middleboro hare and rabbit club on photo # 75S-13.

Legal Description:

Latitude:

Longitude:

Datum:

NAD83

UTM Zone:

UTM Easting:

345513 meters

UTM Northing:

4638001 meters

Physiographic Division:

Atlantic Lowland

Physiographic Province:

New England Province

Physiographic Section:

Seaboard lowland section

State Physiographic Area:

Local Physiographic Area:

Middleboro Hare and Rabbit Club

Geomorphic Setting:

shoulder of nose slope of ground moraine on upland

Upslope Shape:

linear

Cross Slope Shape:

convex

Primary Earth Cover:

tree cover

Secondary Earth Cover:

intermixed conifers and hardwoods

Existing Vegetation:

eastern white pine, highbush blueberry, pin oak, red maple, sheep laurel, viburnum

Parent Material:

eolian sands over basal till

Bedrock Kind:

Bedrock Depth:

Bedrock Hardness:

Bedrock Fracture Interval:

Surface Fragments:

Particle Size Control Section:

25 to 91 cm.

Diagnostic Features:

fibric soil materials	0 to 3 cm.
ochric epipedon	0 to 9 cm.
hemic soil materials	3 to 8 cm.
albic horizon	9 to 10 cm.
cambic horizon	15 to 69 cm.
densic contact	91 cm.

Restrictions

Top Depth (cm)	Bottom Depth (cm)	Restriction Kind	Restriction Hardness
91		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)
3	36	320				1197		moderately well

Oi--0 to 3 centimeters; slightly decomposed plant material; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, Bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary.

Oe--3 to 8 centimeters; very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) rubbed, moderately decomposed plant material; many coarse roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, Bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary.

A--8 to 9 centimeters; black (10YR 2/1) interior, loamy sand; massive; very friable, noncemented, nonsticky, nonplastic; many fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; many fine and many very fine pores; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, Bromcresol green; abrupt irregular boundary.

E--9 to 10 centimeters; gray (10YR 5/1), loamy sand; massive; loose, noncemented, nonsticky, nonplastic; many fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; many fine and many very fine pores; very strongly acid, pH 5, Chlorophenol red; abrupt irregular boundary.

Bh--10 to 15 centimeters; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, sandy loam; weak subangular blocky structure; very friable, noncemented, nonsticky, nonplastic; many coarse roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; common fine and common very fine pores; very strongly acid, pH 5, Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.

Bw1--15 to 33 centimeters; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior, sandy loam; weak subangular blocky structure; friable, noncemented, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; many coarse roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; common fine and common very fine pores; strongly acid, pH 5.2, Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.

Bw2--33 to 69 centimeters; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) interior, loamy sand; massive; friable, noncemented, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; common fine roots throughout and common medium roots throughout; common fine and common very fine pores; 3 percent subrounded 2- to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.

BC--69 to 91 centimeters; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), loamy sand; massive; loose, noncemented, nonsticky, nonplastic; common medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; many very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and many fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent fine distinct irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 2 percent medium distinct irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 3 percent medium prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries throughout and 5 percent fine distinct irregular olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist, masses of reduced iron with diffuse boundaries throughout and 5 percent medium distinct irregular olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist, masses of reduced iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; 5 percent subrounded 2- to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments and 2 percent subrounded 75- to 250-millimeter mixed rock fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.

2Cd1--91 to 109 centimeters; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, loamy sand; massive; very firm, noncemented, nonsticky, nonplastic; semideformable; few very fine roots throughout; common very fine low-continuity interstitial and common fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent medium distinct irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 10 percent medium prominent irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries throughout and 10 percent medium distinct irregular gray (2.5Y 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries throughout and 10 percent coarse distinct irregular gray (2.5Y 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries throughout; 10 percent subangular 2- to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments and 5 percent subangular 75- to 250-millimeter mixed rock fragments and 2 percent subangular 250- to 600-millimeter mixed rock fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5, Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.

2Cd2--109 to 157 centimeters; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) interior, coarse sandy loam; moderate very thin platy structure; rigid, noncemented; brittle; common very fine low-continuity interstitial and common fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent subangular 2- to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments and 5 percent subangular 75- to 250-millimeter mixed rock fragments and 2 percent subangular 250- to 600-millimeter mixed rock fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5, Chlorophenol red.