Wake soil series
The Wake series consists of excessively drained, shallow, sandy soils on uplands of the Southern Piedmont. They formed in residuum weathered from igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks such as granite and gneiss.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Mixed, thermic Lithic Udipsamments
USE AND VEGETATION: Mostly in mixed hardwood forest of post oak, blackjack oak, northern red oak, and hickory along with shortleaf pine, Virginia pine and loblolly pine. Small areas are used for corn, small grain, orchards, and pasture.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Piedmont of North Carolina, and possibly Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia. The series is of small extent.
For a detailed description, please visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/W/WAKE.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#wake
Wake soil series
The Wake series consists of excessively drained, shallow, sandy soils on uplands of the Southern Piedmont. They formed in residuum weathered from igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks such as granite and gneiss.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Mixed, thermic Lithic Udipsamments
USE AND VEGETATION: Mostly in mixed hardwood forest of post oak, blackjack oak, northern red oak, and hickory along with shortleaf pine, Virginia pine and loblolly pine. Small areas are used for corn, small grain, orchards, and pasture.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Piedmont of North Carolina, and possibly Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia. The series is of small extent.
For a detailed description, please visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/W/WAKE.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#wake