IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Birchwood

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1993MA023003

User Pedon ID: S1993MA023003

Vegetation Plot ID: S1993MA023003

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 93P0706

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66049

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 41.7677765

Std. Longitude: -70.7666702

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: 65 feet N of Fearing Hill Rd at a point approximately 0.5 miles E of the intersection of Fearing Hill Rd and County Rd in the town of Wareham, MA.

State: Massachusetts

County: MA023—Plymouth

MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA023—Plymouth County, Massachusetts

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41070-G7—Snipatuit Pond, Massachusetts

PEDON

Describers Name: Pete Fletcher, Jim Turenne, Dick Scanv, Bill Taylor, Lea Ann Pytlick

Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Udipsamments

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: TUD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 3

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Birchwood

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 5/20/2013

Classifier - Marissa Theve

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Birchwood

Taxonomic Class - Sandy over loamy, mixed, nonacid mesic Aquic Udort

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 7/28/1993

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture SUBClass - aquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

SITE

Parent Material: outwash derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock and/or till derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock

Landscape: upland

Landform: hillside

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: moderately well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/28/1993 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 12-5

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

Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
GAYLU NYSSA PIST SMILA2 VAAN VACO	Gaylussacia Nyssa Pinus strobus Smilax Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium corymbosum	huckleberry tupelo eastern white pine greenbrier lowbush blueberry highbush blueberry	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon fibric soil materials hemic soil materials sapric soil materials albic horizon redox concentrations abrupt textural change densic materials densic contact	0—21 0—3 3—9 9—11 10—11 49—190 102—0 102—190 102—	—- —- —- —- —- —- —- —- —-

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
3	—	—	18	—	225	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; loose; rapid permeability; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04885

Oe—3 to 9 centimeters (1.2 to 3.5 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) broken face and dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) rubbed moderately decomposed plant material; very friable; rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 10.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04886

Oa—9 to 10 centimeters (3.5 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face and black (N 2/0) rubbed highly decomposed plant material; friable; rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots and 10.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. not enough to sample; not sampled.

E—10 to 11 centimeters (3.9 to 4.3 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) broken face sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 10.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red broken boundary. this horizon is thin (.5-1 mm) developing above Ap horizon; not enough to sample; not sampled.

Ap—11 to 21 centimeters (4.3 to 8.3 inches); 95 percent black (10YR 2/1) broken face and 5 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) broken face loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky, and massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 10.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 1 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 2 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04887

Bs—21 to 32 centimeters (8.3 to 12.6 inches); 80 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face loamy sand; massive, and weak medium subangular blocky; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 1 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 2 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04888

Bw1—32 to 49 centimeters (12.6 to 19.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) broken face loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine to medium roots throughout; 1 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 1 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 1 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04889

Bw2—49 to 73 centimeters (19.3 to 28.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) broken face loamy sand; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct irregular and 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; massive, and weak medium and coarse subangular blocky; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 2 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04890

BC—73 to 102 centimeters (28.7 to 40.2 inches); olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) broken face sand; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular and 1 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; single grain; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04891

2Cd1—102 to 140 centimeters (40.2 to 55.1 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) broken face gravelly sandy loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium and coarse prominent irregular and 10 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium and coarse prominent irregular mottles; massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; slow permeability; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots in cracks; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; prominent light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry, silt coats on upper surfaces of peds or rocks; 1 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04892. patchy - phpvsfiid 1091726; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091726

2Cd2—140 to 190 centimeters (55.1 to 74.8 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) broken face gravelly sandy loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium and coarse prominent irregular mottles; massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; slow permeability; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots in cracks; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; prominent light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry, silt coats on upper surfaces of peds or rocks; 1 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 93P04893. patchy - phpvsfiid 1091727; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091727