IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ashfield
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991MA011002
  • User Pedon ID: 91MA011002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0820
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63858
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • 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: 42.6955566
  • Std. Longitude: -72.7188873
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Robert Dunning property, 1600 feet N of York Rd. and 6400 feet West of Route 112
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA011—Franklin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A. Huerill, D Scamu, B. Taylor, L. Brown
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, frigid Aquic Dystrochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ashfield
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ashfield
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Aquic Dystrochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    7

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    357

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    90

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    Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P04960. few medium roots; few coarse roots
    Ap2—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) very fine sandy loam; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) mottles; weak medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P04961. few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Bw1—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P04962. few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    Bw2—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) fine sandy loam; 11 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P04963. few very fine roots; common fine and medium prominent 7.5YR32 mottles
    Cd1—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); olive (5Y 4/3) sandy loam; 1 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine distinct and 1 percent yellow (2.5Y 7/6) fine distinct and 11 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) coarse prominent mottles; weak medium platy structure; firm; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P04964. few fine distinct 2.5Y72 mottles; few fine distinct 2.5Y76 mottles; common coarse prominent 5YR44 mottles
    Cd2—81 to 178 centimeters (31.9 to 70.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine distinct and 1 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine distinct and 11 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) coarse prominent mottles; massive; very firm; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P04965. few fine distinct 2.5Y62 mottles; few fine distinct 2.5Y72 mottles; common coarse prominent 5YR44 mottles