Selected Soils of Leon County, Florida Matt Wilson: Pedology Spring 2010
Leon County, FL Long warm and humid summers; Mild to cool winters; Freezing temperatures occur approximately 52 days per year. Annual Rainfall averages ~57 inches, with about 50% of the rainfall occurring June- September. Major Land Uses include urban and built up, residential, cropland and pastureland, pine flatwoods, swamps
Soil 1: From the red hills region of NE Tallahassee Soil 2: From the flatwoods slopes leading to the Ochlockonee River.
Soil 1: From the red hills region of NE Tallahassee Soil 2: From the Gulf Coastal flatwoods Slopes leading to the Ochlockonee River. en/thumb/0/05/Red_Hills_Region2.png /300px-Red_Hills_Region2.png
Soil 1: Northeast Tallahassee Residential neighborhood. Historic vegetative community is mixed pine/ hardwood forest. Dominant canopy species are shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) and live oak (Quercus virginiana).
Soil 1: Northeast Tallahassee Residential neighborhood. Historic vegetative community is mixed pine/ hardwood forest. Dominant canopy species are shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) and live oak (Quercus virginiana).
Soil 1: Northeast Tallahassee Residential neighborhood. Historic vegetative community is mixed pine/ hardwood forest. Dominant canopy species are shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) and live oak (Quercus virginiana).
Soil 1: Northeast Tallahassee Residential neighborhood. Historic vegetative community is mixed pine/ hardwood forest. Dominant canopy species are shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) and live oak (Quercus virginiana).
Soil 1: Northeast Tallahassee Residential neighborhood. Historic vegetative community is mixed pine/ hardwood forest. Dominant canopy species are shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) and live oak (Quercus virginiana).
Soil 1
A: 0-5cm; dark brown (10YR 3/3) sandy loam; weak massive structure; very friable; many fine roots; many uncoated sand grains; clear wavy boundary. BA: 5-20cm; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy sand; single grain; structureless; many fine roots; sand grains coated w/ clay. Bt1: 20-59cm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; structureless; massive; very friable; few fine roots; sand grains bridged and coated w/ clay. Bt2: 59-89cm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; weak subangular blocky structure; very friable; fine roots absent; some medium roots present; sand grains heavily coated w/ clay. Bt3: cm; red (2.5YR 4/6) loam; moderate subangular blocky structure; very friable; roots absent; sand grains coated and bridged w/ clay.
Ap BA Bt1 Ap BA Bt1 (Argillic) Bt2 (Argillic + Kandic) Bt1(Argillic) Bt2 (Argillic + Kandic) Bt3 (Argillic + Kandic) Bt3 (Argillic + Kandic) Ochric Epipedon
Soil 1 Pedology and Pedogenesis Site: Upland; Residential; Gently Sloping (2-6%) Parent Material: Marine/Fluvial Ochric Epipedon Argillic and Kandic subsurface Horizons Soil Order: Ultisol Infiltration Rate: High (surface horizon = sandy loam) Available Water: Moderate Hydraulic Conductivity: Moderate Seasonal High Water: > 150cm Surface Runoff: Slow Erosion Potential: Medium Limitations on Dwellings w/ Basement: Slight Limitations on Septic Tank Absorption Fields: Slight Limitations on Local Roads and Streets: Slight
Orangeburg Series Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kandiudult
Soil 2: Apalachicola National Forest Pine Flatwoods. Native vegetative community with canopy dominated almost exclusively by slash pine (Pinus elliottii) and longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) with an understory of gallberry (Ilex glabra) and scattered saw palmetto (Serenoa repens).
Soil 1: From the red hills region of NE Tallahassee Soil 2: From the flatwoods slopes leading to the Ochlockonee River.
Soil 1: From the red hills region of NE Tallahassee Soil 2: From the Gulf Coastal flatwoods Slopes leading to the Ochlockonee River. en/thumb/0/05/Red_Hills_Region2.png /300px-Red_Hills_Region2.png
Soil 2: Apalachicola National Forest Pine Flatwoods. Native vegetative community with canopy dominated almost exclusively by slash pine (Pinus elliottii) and longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) with an understory of gallberry (Ilex glabra) and scattered saw palmetto (Serenoa repens).
Soil 2: Apalachicola National Forest Pine Flatwoods. Native vegetative community with canopy dominated almost exclusively by slash pine (Pinus elliottii) and longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) with an understory of gallberry (Ilex glabra) and scattered saw palmetto (Serenoa repens).
Soil 2: Apalachicola National Forest Pine Flatwoods. Native vegetative community with canopy dominated almost exclusively by slash pine (Pinus elliottii) and longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) with an understory of gallberry (Ilex glabra) and scattered saw palmetto (Serenoa repens).
Soil 2: Apalachicola National Forest Pine Flatwoods. Native vegetative community with canopy dominated almost exclusively by slash pine (Pinus elliottii) and longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) with an understory of gallberry (Ilex glabra) and scattered saw palmetto (Serenoa repens).
Soil 2: Apalachicola National Forest A: 0-10cm; black (Gley 1 2.5/N) sand; single grain; structureless; loose; many fine roots; very strongly acid; less than 70% of sand grains coated with organic matter; clear wavy boundary. E1: 10-20cm; dark gray (10YR 4/1) sand; single grain; structureless; loose; few medium and fine roots; very strongly acid. E2: 20-66cm; gray (10YR 6/1) sand; single grain; structureless; loose; few medium and fine roots; water table elevation at 20cm. Bh: 66-74cm; black (10YR 2/1) sand; single grain; structureless; loose; roots absent; many sand grains coated w/ organic matter. E3: cm; gray (10YR 5/1) sand; single grain; structureless; loose; roots absent.
Soil 2: Apalachicola National Forest
Ochric Epipedon (too thin for Umbric) Spodic Horizon?
Soil 2 Pedology and Pedogenesis Site: Upland; Pine Flatwoods; Nearly Level (0-2%) Parent Material: Marine/Fluvial Ochric Epipedon Spodic subsurface Horizon? Soil Order: Spodosol (A, E1, E2, Bh, E3…)? If not then Entisol (A, Cg1, Cg2, etc…)? Infiltration Rate: High (surface horizon = sand) Available Water: Very Low Hydraulic Conductivity: High Seasonal High Water: < 25cm Surface Runoff: Very Slow Erosion Potential: Very Low Limitations on Dwellings w/ Basement: Severe Limitations on Septic Tank Absorption Fields: Severe Limitations on Local Roads and Streets: Severe
Leon Series 92cm Sandy, Siliceous, Thermic Aeric Alaquod
Soil 1: From the red hills region of NE Tallahassee Soil 2: From the flatwoods slopes leading to the Ochlockonee River.