Appomattox soil and landscape
Typical profile of Appomattox soil. Appomattox soils are well drained, have a clayey subsoil, and have a perched water table for brief periods, mainly in the winter and early spring. The soil profile is in an area of Braddock-Appomattox complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes (Soil Survey of Iredell County, North Carolina by Robert H. Ranson, Jr., and Roger J. Leab, Natural Resources Conservation Service).
Setting
Major land resource area: Southern Blue Ridge and Southern Piedmont
Landscape: Fan on interfluves and upland and mountain valley
Landform position: Summit
Elevation: 1,100 to 1,700 feet
Map Unit Composition
Braddock and similar soils: Typically 50 percent, ranging from about 40 to 60 percent
Appomattox and similar soils: Typically 45 percent, ranging from about 40 to 50
percent
Typical Profile
Appomattox
Surface layer:
0 to 8 inches; dark brown sandy loam
Subsoil:
8 to 62 inches; red clay
62 to 80 inches; red and dark red loam that has reddish yellow mottles
Minor Components
Similar components:
• Clifford soils in similar areas
Soil Properties and Qualities
Appomattox
Available water capacity: Low (about 5.8 inches)
Slowest saturated hydraulic conductivity: Moderately high (about 0.20 in/hr)
Depth class: Very deep (more than 60 inches)
Depth to root-restrictive feature: More than 60 inches
Agricultural drainage class: Well drained
Depth to seasonal water saturation: About 36 to 40 inches
Water table kind: Perched
Flooding hazard: None
Ponding hazard: None
Shrink-swell potential: Moderate
Runoff class: Low
Surface fragments: None
Parent material: Colluvium over residuum weathered from igneous and metamorphic
rock
Use and Management Considerations
Cropland
Suitability: Well suited
Management concerns: Erodibility and soil fertility
Management measures and considerations:
• Resource management systems that include conservation tillage, crop residue management, stripcropping, and sod-based rotations help to prevent erosion by stabilizing the soil, controlling surface runoff, and maximizing the infiltration of water.
• Incorporating crop residue into the soil or leaving residue on the soil surface helps to maximize the infiltration of water.
• Applying lime and fertilizer according to recommendations based on soil tests helps to increase the availability of plant nutrients and maximize crop productivity.
Pasture and hayland
Suitability: Well suited
Management concerns: Erodibility and soil fertility
Management measures and considerations:
• Planting adapted species helps to ensure the production of high-quality forage and reduce the hazard of erosion.
• Using a rotational grazing system and implementing a well planned clipping and harvesting schedule help to maintain pastures and increase productivity.
• Applying lime and fertilizer according to recommendations based on soil tests helps to increase the availability of plant nutrients and maximizes productivity when establishing, maintaining, or renovating hayland and pasture.
For additional information about the survey area, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/north_carolina...
For a detailed soil description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/A/APPOMATTOX.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
Appomattox soil and landscape
Typical profile of Appomattox soil. Appomattox soils are well drained, have a clayey subsoil, and have a perched water table for brief periods, mainly in the winter and early spring. The soil profile is in an area of Braddock-Appomattox complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes (Soil Survey of Iredell County, North Carolina by Robert H. Ranson, Jr., and Roger J. Leab, Natural Resources Conservation Service).
Setting
Major land resource area: Southern Blue Ridge and Southern Piedmont
Landscape: Fan on interfluves and upland and mountain valley
Landform position: Summit
Elevation: 1,100 to 1,700 feet
Map Unit Composition
Braddock and similar soils: Typically 50 percent, ranging from about 40 to 60 percent
Appomattox and similar soils: Typically 45 percent, ranging from about 40 to 50
percent
Typical Profile
Appomattox
Surface layer:
0 to 8 inches; dark brown sandy loam
Subsoil:
8 to 62 inches; red clay
62 to 80 inches; red and dark red loam that has reddish yellow mottles
Minor Components
Similar components:
• Clifford soils in similar areas
Soil Properties and Qualities
Appomattox
Available water capacity: Low (about 5.8 inches)
Slowest saturated hydraulic conductivity: Moderately high (about 0.20 in/hr)
Depth class: Very deep (more than 60 inches)
Depth to root-restrictive feature: More than 60 inches
Agricultural drainage class: Well drained
Depth to seasonal water saturation: About 36 to 40 inches
Water table kind: Perched
Flooding hazard: None
Ponding hazard: None
Shrink-swell potential: Moderate
Runoff class: Low
Surface fragments: None
Parent material: Colluvium over residuum weathered from igneous and metamorphic
rock
Use and Management Considerations
Cropland
Suitability: Well suited
Management concerns: Erodibility and soil fertility
Management measures and considerations:
• Resource management systems that include conservation tillage, crop residue management, stripcropping, and sod-based rotations help to prevent erosion by stabilizing the soil, controlling surface runoff, and maximizing the infiltration of water.
• Incorporating crop residue into the soil or leaving residue on the soil surface helps to maximize the infiltration of water.
• Applying lime and fertilizer according to recommendations based on soil tests helps to increase the availability of plant nutrients and maximize crop productivity.
Pasture and hayland
Suitability: Well suited
Management concerns: Erodibility and soil fertility
Management measures and considerations:
• Planting adapted species helps to ensure the production of high-quality forage and reduce the hazard of erosion.
• Using a rotational grazing system and implementing a well planned clipping and harvesting schedule help to maintain pastures and increase productivity.
• Applying lime and fertilizer according to recommendations based on soil tests helps to increase the availability of plant nutrients and maximizes productivity when establishing, maintaining, or renovating hayland and pasture.
For additional information about the survey area, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/north_carolina...
For a detailed soil description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/A/APPOMATTOX.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit: