Pakipaki soil series NZ
A representative soil profile of the series from New Zealand. (Photo provided by NZ Soils.co.nz and Waikato Regional Council.) For more information about New Zealand soils, visit;
Pakipaki soils from 0 - 18 cm : Very dark greyish brown silt loam, moderately pedal, medium blocky macrofabric. In the New Zealand Soil Classification system these soils are Typic Sandy Gley Soils. For more information about the New Zealand Soil Classification system, visit;
soils.landcareresearch.co.nz/describing-soils/nzsc/
In U.S. Soil Taxonomy, these soils are Aquandic Humaquepts. Theses soils have some andic soil properties in a layer in the upper 75 cm that is 18 cm or more thick. The clays in this layer normally do not disperse well and have a high pH-dependent charge. Typically, this layer is at or very close to the soil surface. An umbric epipedon is common but is not required. These soils are of small extent in the United States and are known to occur in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Most of the soils supported water-tolerant forest vegetation, and some supported water-tolerant grasses and shrubs. Many of the soils are artificially drained and are used as cropland or hayland, and many are used as forest. Some are used as pasture and some as wildlife habitat.
For additional information about U.S. Soil Taxonomy, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/cla...
Pakipaki soil series NZ
A representative soil profile of the series from New Zealand. (Photo provided by NZ Soils.co.nz and Waikato Regional Council.) For more information about New Zealand soils, visit;
Pakipaki soils from 0 - 18 cm : Very dark greyish brown silt loam, moderately pedal, medium blocky macrofabric. In the New Zealand Soil Classification system these soils are Typic Sandy Gley Soils. For more information about the New Zealand Soil Classification system, visit;
soils.landcareresearch.co.nz/describing-soils/nzsc/
In U.S. Soil Taxonomy, these soils are Aquandic Humaquepts. Theses soils have some andic soil properties in a layer in the upper 75 cm that is 18 cm or more thick. The clays in this layer normally do not disperse well and have a high pH-dependent charge. Typically, this layer is at or very close to the soil surface. An umbric epipedon is common but is not required. These soils are of small extent in the United States and are known to occur in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Most of the soils supported water-tolerant forest vegetation, and some supported water-tolerant grasses and shrubs. Many of the soils are artificially drained and are used as cropland or hayland, and many are used as forest. Some are used as pasture and some as wildlife habitat.
For additional information about U.S. Soil Taxonomy, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/cla...