Toisnot soil and landscape NC

The Toisnot series consists of poorly drained, slowly permeable soils that formed in fluvial or marine sediments in the upper Coastal Plain. Slopes range from 0 to 2 percent.

 

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Fragiaquults

 

Note the Ex horizon starting at about 39 inches:

Ex--39 to 60 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sandy loam; massive; very hard (difficult to cut with spade) dry or very slightly moist, when adjacent horizons are saturated; common medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual irregular boundary. (10 to 30 inches thick)

 

For additional information about soil classification using USDA-NRCS Soil Taxonomy, visit:

www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/keys-...

or;

www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/soil-...

 

For a detailed description of the soil, visit:

soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/T/TOISNOT.html

 

For more photos related to soils and landscapes visit:

www.flickr.com/photos/soilscience/sets/72157622983226139/

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