IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Freehold
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992NJ015011
  • User Pedon ID: 92NJ015011
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1992NJ015011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0251
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65595
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: .75 mile east of the intersection of Oldmans Creek Road and Township Line Road. .56 mile south of Township Line Road in woods.
  • State: New Jersey
  • County: NJ015—Gloucester
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NJ015—Gloucester County, New Jersey

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Thornton Hole
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Freehold
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludults
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/2/1992
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: marine terrace
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/2/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CARYA

    FAGR

    SMILA2

    Carya

    Fagus grandifolia

    Smilax

    hybrid hickory

    American beech

    greenbrier

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—5

    15—180

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    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

    2

    150

    100

    55

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    O—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) Error; strong fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 21.0 fine and medium high-continuity vesicular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02034
    A—4 to 9 centimeters (1.6 to 3.5 inches); black (10YR 2/1) sandy loam; 10 percent clay; moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 21.0 fine and medium high-continuity vesicular pores; 10 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02035
    Bh—9 to 19 centimeters (3.5 to 7.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sandy loam; 13 percent clay; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 21.0 fine and medium high-continuity vesicular pores; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02036
    Bt1—19 to 50 centimeters (7.5 to 19.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; 13 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 21.0 fine and medium high-continuity vesicular pores; 10 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02037
    Bt2—50 to 72 centimeters (19.7 to 28.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 21.0 fine and medium high-continuity vesicular pores; 13 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02038
    Bt3—72 to 116 centimeters (28.3 to 45.7 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly sandy loam; 12 percent clay; massive; extremely firm*, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots in cracks; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 13 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02039
    Bt4—116 to 184 centimeters (45.7 to 72.4 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly sandy loam; 10 percent clay; massive; extremely firm*, nonsticky, slightly plastic; very fine and fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 30 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter. Lab sample # 93P02040
    C1—184 to 234 centimeters (72.4 to 92.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay loam; 6 percent clay; fragments. Lab sample # 93P02041
    C2—234 to 304 centimeters (92.1 to 119.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay; 3 percent clay; fragments. Lab sample # 93P02042