(Gleyed Orthic) Humic Podzolic Soil

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LF (27 to 25 cm) Litter of poorly decomposed needles and moss 

H (25 to 0 cm) Black (N 2/m) well decomposed organic material; plentiful roots; abrupt smooth boundary 

Ae (0 to 8 cm) Reddish gray (5YR 5/2 - 3.5/1 m); loamy sand; amorphous; weakly cemented; few roots; abrupt smooth boundary 

Bhc1 (8 to 15 cm) Black (5YR 2/1 m); loamy sand; weak, fine granular; weakly cemented; few roots; abrupt smooth boundary 

Bhc2 (15 to 23 cm) Very dusky red (1.5YR 2/2 m); loamy sand; amorphous; very weakly cemented; no roots; abrupt smooth boundary 

Bh (23 to 30 cm) Dark reddish brown (5YR 4/5 to 7.5YR 4/3 m); loamy sand; amorphous; friable, firm; abrupt smooth boundary 
 
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 
(Gleyed Orthic) Humic Podzols -Chemical Properties 
Horizons  pH  OM(%)  CEC (Ca2++Mg2+)  Al3 
(cmolc kg-1) 
LF 4.8 - -  - - 
H 3.7 1.75 13.4  1.6 1.36 
Bhc1 3.8 9.62 32.5  2.2 5.6 
Bhc2 4.1 6.57 31.3  1.7 4.4 
Bh 4.2 2.80 15.3  1.2 2.2 

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 
(Gleyed Orthic) Humic Podzol -Physical Properties 
Horizons  Sand  Silt  Clay  BD 
LF - - - - 
H - - - - 
Ae 73 7 20 - 
Bhc1 90 4 6 - 
Bhc2 92 5 3 - 
Bh 95 2 3 - 

Refs.

Clayton, J.S., W.A. Ehlrich, D.B. Cann, J. H. Day and I.B. Marshall. 1977. Soils of Canada Vol 1. Soil report. Supply and Services Canada, Ottawa

Agriculture Canada Expert Committee on Soil survey. 1987. The Canadian System of Soil Classification. 2nd ed. Agric. Can. Publ. 1646. 164 pp. 

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