Belhaven soil series

A representative soil profile of the Belhaven series in Virginia.

 

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy, mixed, dysic, thermic Terric Haplosaprists

 

Depth Class: Very deep

Drainage Class: Very poorly drained

Permeability: Moderately slow to moderately rapid

Surface Runoff: Very slow

Parent Material: Highly decomposed organic matter underlain by loamy marine sediments

Slope: 0 to 2 percent

 

USE AND VEGETATION: Where wooded--plant communities that reflect past history of treatment. Areas with a history of severe burning have scattered pond pine and a dense undergrowth of both large holly and small gallberry and huckleberry, fetterbush lyonia, swamp cyrilla, loblolly bay gordonia, greenbrier and southern bayberry, as well as scattered red maple, red bay, sweetbay magnolia, and reeds. Similar areas may have a smaller population of these species and contain large amounts of broomsedge. Areas without severe burning have red maple, Southern bald cypress, pond pine, Atlantic white-cedar, red bay, sweet bay, and other hydrophytic species. Where cultivated--corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture.

 

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Lower Coastal Plain of North Carolina and Virginia with moderate extent

 

For a detailed description, visit:

soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/B/BELHAVEN.html

 

For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:

casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#belhaven

 

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