IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sherman
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2016CA107001
  • User Pedon ID: S2016CA107001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 2013CA7921019
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 16N2140
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 85207
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • 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: 36.5564359
  • Std. Longitude: -118.7538543
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Giant Forest, Dead Giant
  • State: California
  • County: CA107—Tulare
  • MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA792—Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36118-E7—Giant Forest, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jennifer Wood, Cathy Scott, Julie Baker
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, mesic Vitrandic Dystroxerepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sherman
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, isotic, mesic Vitrandic Dystroxerepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 29 to 104 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/7/2016
  • Classifier - Cathy Scott
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium and/or outwash and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainbase
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

  • Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
    Ecological Site ID Ecological Site Name Correlation Data Classifier
    F022AH104CA Mesic Alluvial Flats Mar 18 2016
  • Ecological State: 1 -
  • Community Phase: 1 -
  • Vegplot Text Note(s): sugar pine (PILA), chinkapin (CASTA2), giant sequoia (SEGI2), NA (ABCA3)

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/8/2013 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: C. Savastio
  • 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
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Oe

    A1

    A2

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Bw4

    C

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    20

    52

    83

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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

    Oe

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    A2

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Bw4

    C

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    4

    20

    52

    83

    119

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    190

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    10.5

    10.6

    10.1

    8.9

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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 %

    Oe

    A1

    A2

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Bw4

    C

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    4

    20

    52

    83

    119

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    190

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

    ABCA3

    ABCO

    ABCO

    ABCO

    ABCO

    ABMA

    ABMA

    ABMA

    ASTER

    CASTA2

    CHSE11

    GALIU

    HIAL2

    PILA

    PILA

    PILA

    PTAQ

    PYPI2

    RICE

    RIMO2

    SASA

    SEGI2

    SEGI2

    SEGI2

    SEGI2

    Abronia carnea

    Abies concolor

    Abies concolor

    Abies concolor

    Abies concolor

    Abies magnifica

    Abies magnifica

    Abies magnifica

    Aster

    Castanopsis

    Chrysolepis sempervirens

    Galium

    Hieracium albiflorum

    Pinus lambertiana

    Pinus lambertiana

    Pinus lambertiana

    Pteridium aquilinum

    Pyrola picta

    Ribes cereum

    Ribes montigenum

    Sagina saginoides

    Sequoiadendron giganteum

    Sequoiadendron giganteum

    Sequoiadendron giganteum

    Sequoiadendron giganteum

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    white fir

    white fir

    white fir

    white fir

    California red fir

    California red fir

    California red fir

    aster

    chinkapin

    bush chinquapin

    bedstraw

    white hawkweed

    sugar pine

    sugar pine

    sugar pine

    western brackenfern

    whiteveined wintergreen

    wax currant

    gooseberry currant

    arctic pearlwort

    giant sequoia

    giant sequoia

    giant sequoia

    giant sequoia

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    redox concentrations

    0—18

    52—150

    119—190

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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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    Oe—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), black (7.5YR 2.5/1), moist; moderately decomposed plant material; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine irregular pores; fragments; 15 % of rubbed fiber; 70 % of unrubbed fiber; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N09746; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A1—4 to 20 centimeters (1.6 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, moist; coarse sandy loam; 68 percent sand; 24 percent silt; 8 percent clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common (2.0) very fine roots throughout and common (5.0) medium roots throughout and common (1.0) fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; 10 NaF pH; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.8, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N09747; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A2—20 to 52 centimeters (7.9 to 20.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) broken face, moist; sandy loam; 67 percent sand; 25 percent silt; 8 percent clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common (0.5) very fine roots throughout and 15.0 medium roots throughout and common (0.5) fine roots throughout and common (10.0) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; 10 NaF pH; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N09748; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—52 to 83 centimeters (20.5 to 32.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face, brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, moist; coarse sandy loam; 69 percent sand; 20 percent silt; 11 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common (0.5) very fine roots throughout and 5.0 very coarse roots throughout and common (10.0) medium roots throughout and common (0.5) fine roots throughout and common (3.0) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine tubular and 1.0 medium tubular and common (2.0) fine tubular pores; fragments; 9.5 NaF pH; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N09749; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—83 to 119 centimeters (32.7 to 46.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face, moist; sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 12 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common (0.5) very fine roots throughout and common (2.0) very coarse roots throughout and common (5.0) medium roots throughout and common (0.5) fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine tubular and 1.0 medium tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; 8.5 NaF pH; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N09750; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw3—119 to 150 centimeters (46.9 to 59.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, moist; sandy loam; 67 percent sand; 20 percent silt; 14 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common (0.5) very fine roots throughout and common (5.0) medium roots throughout and common (0.5) fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; common (4.0) very fine tubular and 1.0 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; ; 20 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; 8.5 NaF pH; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH indicator solutions; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N09751; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw4—150 to 190 centimeters (59.1 to 74.8 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) broken face, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) broken face, moist; loamy coarse sand; 86 percent sand; 7 percent silt; 7 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (0.2) very fine roots throughout and common (2.0) medium roots throughout and common (0.2) fine roots throughout; common (5.0) very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent medium prominent dendritic noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 15 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; 8.5 NaF pH; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N09752; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    C—190 to 207 centimeters (74.8 to 81.5 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) broken face, olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face, moist; coarse sand; 88 percent sand; 8 percent silt; 4 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (0.2) very fine roots throughout and common (0.2) medium roots throughout and common (0.2) fine roots throughout; common (1.0) very fine irregular pores; fragments; 8.5 NaF pH; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 16N09753; wet when described; observed in pit, small