IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Laidig
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989PA057005
  • User Pedon ID: 89PA057005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1989PA057005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0289
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62222
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Buchanan S.F.; 300ft S of I76 and 2000ft W of Pa915
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA057—Fulton

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: WRK, NBE
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Laidig
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous Typic Fragiudults
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BETUL

    QUERC

    Betula

    Quercus

    birch

    oak

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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

    13

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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 15 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; dry when described;
    A—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) silt loam; weak very fine and fine crumb structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 15 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; dry when described;. many fine to coarse roots throughout
    AE—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; weak fine crumb structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 15 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described;. many fine to coarse roots throughout
    Bw—15 to 35 centimeters (5.9 to 13.8 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 10 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described;. common fine to coarse roots throughout
    Bt1—35 to 71 centimeters (13.8 to 28.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 37 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 15 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; dry when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few fine and medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 233303; continuous - phpvsfiid 233303
    Bt2—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 37 percent prominent black stains on faces of peds and 55 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P01776; dry when described;. many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common black stains surface features on faces of peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 233304; patchy - phpvsfiid 233305; continuous - phpvsfiid 233304; patchy - phpvsfiid 233305
    Bx—94 to 170 centimeters (37.0 to 66.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) loam; reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) and 11 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse and very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 55 percent prominent , moist, black stains on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 90P01777. many black stains surface features on faces of peds; common medium distinct 7.5YR72 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 233306; patchy - phpvsfiid 233306