Atsion soil series
The Atsion series are very deep, poorly drained soils with moderately rapid or rapid permeability above 40 inches and moderately slow to rapid below 40 inches. They formed in sandy marine sediments with slopes of 0 to 2 percent,
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, siliceous, mesic Aeric Alaquods
USE: Mostly in woods, but some areas are used for blueberries and cranberries. Wooded area are mostly pitch pine mixed with black gum and red maple. Undergrowth consists of highbush blueberries, sweet pepperbush, sheep laurel, and greenbriar.
DISTRIBUTION: Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain of New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and New York. EXTENT: Large, more than 100,000 acres
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Suffolk County, New York, 1970
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/A/ATSION.html
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Atsion soil series
The Atsion series are very deep, poorly drained soils with moderately rapid or rapid permeability above 40 inches and moderately slow to rapid below 40 inches. They formed in sandy marine sediments with slopes of 0 to 2 percent,
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, siliceous, mesic Aeric Alaquods
USE: Mostly in woods, but some areas are used for blueberries and cranberries. Wooded area are mostly pitch pine mixed with black gum and red maple. Undergrowth consists of highbush blueberries, sweet pepperbush, sheep laurel, and greenbriar.
DISTRIBUTION: Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain of New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and New York. EXTENT: Large, more than 100,000 acres
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Suffolk County, New York, 1970
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/A/ATSION.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit: