IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wilbraham
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2012CT007002
  • User Pedon ID: S2012CT007002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2012CT007002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 12N8265
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55330
  • 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: 41.5400278
  • Std. Longitude: -72.6738333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Middlesex County, CT in the city of Middletown, approximately 800 feet south of Wadsworth Street and 1,400 feet northeast of the Wadsworth Mansion.
  • Map Unit: 6—Wilbraham and Menlo soils, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Connecticut
  • County: CT007—Middlesex
  • MLRA: 145—Connecticut Valley
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-TOL—Tolland, Connecticut
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CT600—State of Connecticut
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41072-E6—Middletown, Connecticut

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Donald Parizek, Eric Ford, Jacob Isleib
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, nonacid, mesic Aeric Epiaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Wilbraham
  • PSC - 25 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/3/2016
  • Classifier - Donald Parizek
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wilbraham
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, nonacid, mesic Aeric Endoaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/21/2012
  • Classifier - Donald Parizek
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: red coarse-loamy lodgment till derived from sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: glaciated upland
  • Landform: drumlin
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Geology: Portland Arkose formation of the Brownstone group.
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent nonflat subangular 2- to 75-millimeter arkose, 3.00 percent nonflat subangular 250- to 600-millimeter arkose, 1.00 percent nonflat subangular 75- to 250-millimeter arkose,
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/8/2012 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: D.Parizek, E. Ford, C. Martin, J. Isleib, J. Winkler
  • 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
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    A

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    BC

    Cd1

    Cd2

    0

    9

    15

    29

    46

    66

    130

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    66

    130

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    4.9

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    A

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    BC

    Cd1

    Cd2

    0

    9

    15

    29

    46

    66

    130

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    46

    66

    130

    155

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    4.3

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    4.9

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    A

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    BC

    Cd1

    Cd2

    0

    9

    15

    29

    46

    66

    130

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACRU

    CINNA

    DRYOP

    FRPE

    LIBE3

    ONSE

    PAVI5

    PONI2

    THNO

    TORA2

    Acer rubrum

    Cinna

    Dryopteris

    Fraxinus pennsylvanica

    Lindera benzoin

    Onoclea sensibilis

    Parthenocissus vitacea

    Potentilla nivea

    Thelypteris noveboracensis

    Toxicodendron radicans

    red maple

    woodreed

    woodfern

    green ash

    northern spicebush

    sensitive fern

    woodbine

    snow cinquefoil

    New York fern

    eastern poison ivy

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

    noncoherent

    66 - 155

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    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    aquic conditions

    cambic horizon

    densic contact

    densic materials

    0—15

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    15—66

    66—66

    66—155

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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

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    A—0 to 9 centimeters (0.0 to 3.5 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), pale red (7.5R 6/2), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine roots throughout and many very coarse roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; many fine irregular pores; 2 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on surfaces along pores and 5 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on surfaces along pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N04597; observed in pit, small
    Ap—9 to 15 centimeters (3.5 to 5.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine roots throughout and many very coarse roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; many medium irregular and many fine irregular pores; 2 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on surfaces along pores and 5 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on surfaces along pores; 14 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N04598; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—15 to 29 centimeters (5.9 to 11.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) gravelly loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; common fine irregular pores; 2 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses with clear boundaries in matrix and 10 percent coarse faint irregular noncoherent cemented reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-150-250 millimeter arkose fragments and 16 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N04599; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—29 to 46 centimeters (11.4 to 18.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) stony loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; common medium irregular and common fine irregular pores; 2 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented manganese masses with clear boundaries in matrix and 5 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented red (7.5R 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 20 percent coarse faint irregular noncoherent cemented masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-150-250 millimeter arkose fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular 250-350-600 millimeter arkose fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N04600; observed in pit, small
    BC—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) gravelly loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few medium irregular and few fine irregular pores; 5 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented pinkish gray (5YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries on faces of peds and 30 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-150-250 millimeter arkose fragments and 22 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N04601; observed in pit, small
    Cd1—66 to 130 centimeters (26.0 to 51.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) very gravelly coarse sandy loam; massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular 250-350-600 millimeter arkose fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-150-250 millimeter arkose fragments and 48 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N04602; observed in pit, small
    Cd2—130 to 155 centimeters (51.2 to 61.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) gravelly loam; massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-150-250 millimeter arkose fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular 250-350-600 millimeter arkose fragments and 18 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter arkose fragments. Lab sample # 12N04603; observed in auger, bucket