B21ir 13-20 



B22ir 20-36 



B23 



CIX 



36-64 



64-81 



C2X 



81-102 



Dusky red (2. SYR 3/2) fine sandy loam; moderate medium 

 granular structure; friable; very strongly acid; many roots; 15 

 percent coarse fragments; abrupt broken boundary. 



Strong brown (7. SYR S/8) loamy fine sand; moderate medium 

 granular structure; friable; very strongly acid; many roots; 15 

 percent coarse fragments; clear wavy boundary. 



Yellowish brown (lOYR 5/6) fine sandy loam; moderate 

 medium granular structure; friable; very strongly acid; roots 

 are common; 15 percent coarse fragments; abrupt wavy 

 boundary. 



Light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine sandy loam; weak 

 coarse platy structure; firm; strongly acid; fabric of fragipan 

 includes both segregated fine and medium sand lenses in 

 horizontal orientation and fine sandy loam; silt coatings on 

 coarse fragments; clear wavy boundary. 



Light yellowish brown; fine sandy loam with common medium 

 distinct yellowish red (SYR 5/8) mottles; weak coarse platy 

 structure; firm; strongly acid; fabric of fragipan includes both 

 segregated fine and medium sand lenses in horizontal orien- 

 tation and fine sandy loam; silt coatings on coarse fragments. 



Pedon 9 



Unnamed series. The site location is 465m above sea level on an upper slope 

 position of the glaciated uplands. The pedon site is located south of Bear Notch 

 Road, opposite from the boundary separating compartments 27 and 28. This 

 well drained soil developed in glacial till and has a compact pan at 99 cm. 

 Dominant vegetation is beech (Fagus grandifolia) with hemlock (Tsuga canaden- 

 sis), yellow birch (Betula lutea) and striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum). 



Horizon 



021 



022 



A2 



Depth cm 



6-3 



3-0 



0-5 



B21h 5-10 



B22ir 10-20 



B23ir 20-38 



B24ir 38-61 



Description 

 Loose leaf litter. 



Well decomposed forest floor litter; black (SYR 2/1) ex- 

 tremely acid; many roots; abrupt smooth boundary. 



Dark brown (7. SYR 4/4) and (7.5YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; 

 weak fine granular structure; friable; strongly acid; roots are 

 common; 5 percent coarse fragments; abrupt broken bound- 

 ary. 



Very dusky red (2. SYR 2/2) fine sandy loam; moderate 

 medium granular structure; friable; extremely acid; many 

 roots; 3 percent coarse fragments; abrupt broken boundary. 



Dark reddish brown (SYR 3/4) fine sandy loam; moderately 

 medium granular structure; friable; strongly acid; many roots; 

 5 percent coarse fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. 



Yellowish brown (lOYR 5/6) fine sandy loam; moderate 

 medium granular structure; friable; strongly acid; roots are 

 common; 10 percent coarse fragments; clear wavy boundary. 



Yellowish brown (lOYR 5/4) fine sandy loam; moderate 



