IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mantree

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2007CA630SMM019

User Pedon ID: S08CA009003

Vegetation Plot ID: S2007CA630SMM019

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 08N0693

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20308

Print Date: 6/2/2024

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: 38.3894463

Std. Longitude: -120.3797226

Datum: WGS84

Township: 06N

Range: 14E

Section: 12

PLSS Details: About 1240 feet west and 2000 feet south of the northwest corner

Map Unit: 6039—Holland-Wukusick-Mantree complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes

State: California

County: CA009—Calaveras

MLRA: 22—Sierra Nevada Range

Regional Office: SW—Southwest

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA630—Central Sierra Foothills Area, California, Parts of Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38120-D4—Devils Nose, California

PEDON

Describers Name: Sue Malone

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, isotic, mesic Andic Palexeralfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Mantree (flagged as OSD)

PSC - 36 to 86 cm.

Classificaton Date - 11/20/2017

Classifier - Andrew Brown

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - xeric

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Musick

Classificaton Date - 6/7/2007

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: colluvium over moderately weathered, residuum weathered from granitoid

Landscape: mountains

Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, center third

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Shape Across: concave

Slope Shape Down: convex

Drainage Pattern: dendritic

Drainage Class: well

Geology: Acid Igneous Intrusive Rock formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/7/2007 (actual site observation date)

Plant Association Name: Sierran Mixed Conifer

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

Current Weather - sunny

Current Air Temp - 7

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ABCO CADE27 CORNU PSME RIBES ROSA5 RUPA TABR2	Abies concolor Calocedrus decurrens Cornus Pseudotsuga menziesii Ribes Rosa Rubus parviflorus Taxus brevifolia	white fir incense cedar dogwood Douglas-fir currant rose thimbleberry Pacific yew	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon	0—36 36—150	—36— —114—

Site Soil Temperature
Site Obs. Date	Depth	Sensor Kind	Temperature
	cm		C
6/7/2007	50	—	9

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
45	—	—	1126	—	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.

Oe—2 to 4 centimeters (0.8 to 1.6 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.

A—4 to 10 centimeters (1.6 to 3.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3), moist; ashy loam; 52 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 9 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine irregular and 8.0 fine irregular pores; 2 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter andesite fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut

BA—10 to 36 centimeters (3.9 to 14.2 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist; ashy loam; 51 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 11 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 8.0 very fine irregular and 8.0 fine irregular pores; 2 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter andesite fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut

Bt1—36 to 59 centimeters (14.2 to 23.2 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6), reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist; loam; 47 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 8.0 very fine irregular and 8.0 fine irregular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter andesite fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut

Bt2—59 to 89 centimeters (23.2 to 35.0 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; gravelly loam; 48 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 20 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.8 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 medium roots throughout and 0.8 fine roots throughout and 0.8 coarse roots throughout; 8.0 very fine irregular and 0.8 fine tubular and 8.0 fine irregular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; 2 percent by volume subangular 76-163-250 millimeter andesite fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter andesite fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut

Bt3—89 to 120 centimeters (35.0 to 47.2 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; 32 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 30 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.8 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 medium roots throughout and 0.8 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular and 0.8 fine tubular and 3.0 fine irregular pores; 20 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films; 3 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut

Bt4—120 to 152 centimeters (47.2 to 59.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; loam; 44 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 26 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.8 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular and 3.0 fine irregular pores; 10 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films; 3 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut

BCt—152 to 175 centimeters (59.8 to 68.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; loam; 47 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 23 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.8 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular and 3.0 fine irregular pores; 2 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films; 3 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in cut