IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kula
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983HI009005
  • User Pedon ID: 83HI009005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0878
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53659
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025
  • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 20.7644444
  • Std. Longitude: -156.3044434
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Island of Maui HI. J. Hashimoto Farm Kula; from Kekaulike Ave. .5 km E of Hapapa Rd., Site is 30 meters N of Rd.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI009—Maui
  • MLRA: 157—Arid and Semiarid Low Mountain Slopes
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Nakamura
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial, amorphic, isothermic Typic Haplustands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kula
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kula
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial, isothermic Typic Eutrandept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
  • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    19

    1160

    760

    1Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior fine sandy loam; moderate very fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04458. many very fine roots
    1Ap2—8 to 22 centimeters (3.1 to 8.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior very fine sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04459. many very fine roots
    1Bw1—22 to 37 centimeters (8.7 to 14.6 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior silt loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04460. many very fine roots
    1Bw1—37 to 66 centimeters (14.6 to 26.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior silt loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04461. Same as above horizon. Split for sampling only.; many very fine roots
    1Bw2—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04462. Pockets of strong fine and very fine angular blocky structure occupy 10 percent of this horizon.; common very fine roots
    1Bw3—91 to 124 centimeters (35.8 to 48.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 83P04463. many very fine and fine roots