IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buladean
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000NC193001
  • User Pedon ID: S2000NC193001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2000NC193001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P1183
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12679
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 36.3563347
  • Std. Longitude: -81.2061386
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Thurmond Chatham Game Land, Wilkes County North Carolina.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC193—Wilkes
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC193—Wilkes County, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Buladean
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2000
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: ridge
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/10/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • 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

    OXAR

    PIRI

    VACCI

    Oxydendrum arboreum

    Pinus rigida

    Vaccinium

    sourwood

    pitch pine

    blueberry

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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

    43

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    180

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    Oe—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1); 3.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06802. moderately decomposed; wet: OM.
    A1—2 to 7 centimeters (0.8 to 2.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06803. mica: com f.
    A2—7 to 12 centimeters (2.8 to 4.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06804. mica: com f.
    BA—12 to 33 centimeters (4.7 to 13.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06805. mica: com f.
    Bw1—33 to 66 centimeters (13.0 to 26.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06806. mica: com f.
    Bw2—66 to 86 centimeters (26.0 to 33.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06807. mica: com f; flat pebbles at top of Bw2 are oriented with slope-evidence of creep.
    BC—86 to 106 centimeters (33.9 to 41.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery loam; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P06808. 50% para channers; very para-; structure: relic rock controlled; mica: com vf; clay films on peds surface & pores of BC horizon.
    Cr—106 to 137 centimeters (41.7 to 53.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 00P06809. moderately hard garnet phyllite schist.