Toecane soil and landscape
Boulders are a major management concern for any use in areas of Toecane-Tusquitee complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very bouldery. (Soil Survey of Buncombe County, North Carolina; By Mark S. Hudson, Natural Resources Conservation Service)
Setting
Landscape: Low and intermediate mountains, dominantly in the western and eastern parts of the county
Elevation range: 2,400 to 4,800 feet
Landform: Coves, colluvial fans, drainageways, and benches
Landform position: Head slopes and footslopes
Shape of areas: Irregular or oblong
Size of areas: Up to 389 acres
Composition
Toecane soil and similar inclusions: 50 percent
Tusquitee soil and similar inclusions: 35 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 15 percent
Typical Profile
Toecane
Surface layer:
0 to 8 inches—very dark grayish brown cobbly loam
Subsoil:
8 to 24 inches—yellowish brown very cobbly sandy clay loam
24 to 37 inches—dark yellowish brown very cobbly sandy loam
Underlying material:
37 to 80 inches—dark yellowish brown extremely cobbly loamy sand
Dominant Uses: Woodland and wildlife habitat
Other Uses: Recreation, building site development, and pasture
Woodland Management and Productivity
Potential for commercial species: Moderately high for cove hardwoods and northern hardwoods
Suitability: Suited
Management concerns: Equipment use and erodibility
Management measures and considerations:
• Using cable logging methods helps to overcome limited road and trail construction caused by the large number of stones and boulders on the soil surface.
• Designing roads on the contour and installing water-control structures, such as broad-base dips, water bars, and culverts, help to maintain road stability.
• Avoiding the diversion of water directly onto fill slopes helps to stabilize logging roads, skid trails, and landings.
• Reseeding all disturbed areas with adapted grasses and legumes helps to prevent soil erosion.
• When the soil is wet, skid trails and unsurfaced roads are highly erodible and very slick due to the slope and the high content of organic matter in the surface layer.
• Avoiding logging operations during periods when the soil is saturated helps to prevent rutting of the soil surface and damage to tree roots due to soil compaction.
• Leaving a buffer zone of trees and shrubs adjacent to streams helps to reduce siltation and provides shade for the aquatic habitat.
• Livestock should not graze in areas managed for woodland.
For additional information about the survey area, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/north_carolina...
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/T/TOECANE.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
Toecane soil and landscape
Boulders are a major management concern for any use in areas of Toecane-Tusquitee complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very bouldery. (Soil Survey of Buncombe County, North Carolina; By Mark S. Hudson, Natural Resources Conservation Service)
Setting
Landscape: Low and intermediate mountains, dominantly in the western and eastern parts of the county
Elevation range: 2,400 to 4,800 feet
Landform: Coves, colluvial fans, drainageways, and benches
Landform position: Head slopes and footslopes
Shape of areas: Irregular or oblong
Size of areas: Up to 389 acres
Composition
Toecane soil and similar inclusions: 50 percent
Tusquitee soil and similar inclusions: 35 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 15 percent
Typical Profile
Toecane
Surface layer:
0 to 8 inches—very dark grayish brown cobbly loam
Subsoil:
8 to 24 inches—yellowish brown very cobbly sandy clay loam
24 to 37 inches—dark yellowish brown very cobbly sandy loam
Underlying material:
37 to 80 inches—dark yellowish brown extremely cobbly loamy sand
Dominant Uses: Woodland and wildlife habitat
Other Uses: Recreation, building site development, and pasture
Woodland Management and Productivity
Potential for commercial species: Moderately high for cove hardwoods and northern hardwoods
Suitability: Suited
Management concerns: Equipment use and erodibility
Management measures and considerations:
• Using cable logging methods helps to overcome limited road and trail construction caused by the large number of stones and boulders on the soil surface.
• Designing roads on the contour and installing water-control structures, such as broad-base dips, water bars, and culverts, help to maintain road stability.
• Avoiding the diversion of water directly onto fill slopes helps to stabilize logging roads, skid trails, and landings.
• Reseeding all disturbed areas with adapted grasses and legumes helps to prevent soil erosion.
• When the soil is wet, skid trails and unsurfaced roads are highly erodible and very slick due to the slope and the high content of organic matter in the surface layer.
• Avoiding logging operations during periods when the soil is saturated helps to prevent rutting of the soil surface and damage to tree roots due to soil compaction.
• Leaving a buffer zone of trees and shrubs adjacent to streams helps to reduce siltation and provides shade for the aquatic habitat.
• Livestock should not graze in areas managed for woodland.
For additional information about the survey area, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/north_carolina...
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/T/TOECANE.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit: