Troup soil series

The Troup series consists of very deep, somewhat excessively drained soils that formed in unconsolidated sandy and loamy marine sediments. Troup soils are on ridges and hillslopes. Slopes predominantly range from 0 to 15 percent but range to 45 percent.

 

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Grossarenic Kandiudults

 

USE AND VEGETATION:

Most areas of Troup soils are in forests of pine and mixed hardwoods. Cleared areas are used for pastureland and for growing peanuts, watermelons, and vegetables.

 

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:

Major Land Resource Area (MLRA's): The series occurs primarily in the Southern Coastal Plain (MLRA 133A). It also occurs to a lesser extent in the Carolina and Georgia Sand Hills (MLRA 137), North Central Florida Ridge (MLRA 138), Eastern Gulf Coast Flatwoods (MLRA 152A), and the Atlantic Coast Flatwoods (MLRA 153A).

Extent: large extent

 

For a detailed description, please visit:

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

 

For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:

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

 

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