Soil: Bednesti Series (3)
            (Fine Sandy Loam) 


Parent Material: Lacustrine; fine sands and stratified silts; moderately calcareous.
Classification:    Bisequa Gray Wooded, 1963 and 1970.
Profile Description:
Horizon  Depth (cm.) Description 
L-F (2.5-0) Litter of leaves, twigs, and needles over dark brown and very dark brown moderately decomposed conifer needles, twigs, and mosses. 
Ae (0-10) Light brownish gray (10YR 6/2 m), light gray (10YR 7/2 d) very fine sandy loam and silt loam; weak, fine platy; friable; gradual, wavy boiundary; pH 4.5. 
Bf (10-25) Dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4 m), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4 d) silt loam; weak, fine granular; very friable; a few iron concentratrions at 8 to 10 inches depth; ph 5.0. 
Ae (25-35) Yellowish brown (10YR 5/4 m), grayish brown (10YR 5/2 d) silt loam; weak, fine granular; friable; pH 5.5. 
Bt1 (35-45) Dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2 m), brown (10YR 5/3 d) silty clay loam; moderate, medium and fine subangular blocky; firm; whitish silica coating on some peds; pH 6.0. 
Bt2 (45-80) Brown to dark brown (10YR 5/3 - 4/3 m), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4d) silty clay loam; coarse, subangular blocky; firm; stratified near the boundary; pH 6.8. 
Ck (80+) Very pale brown (10YR 7/4 d) stratified silt; strata 1/8 to 1 inch thick; firm; hard; weakly effervescent; pH 7.0. 

Chemical Analysis 
Horizon  Depth 
cm. 
pH  O.M. 
Exchangeable Cations 
me/100g 
Cation Exchange 
Capacity 
me/100g 
Ca Mg K Na 
Ae  0-10  6.1  3.04  10.1  0.8  0.18  0.11  14.2 
Bf  10-25  6.5  3.58  15.5  0.8  0.13  0.19  21.7 
Ae  25-35  6.8  1.06  16.1  1.3  0.13  0.18  19.2 
Bt1  35-45  7.0  18.0  1.8  0.13  0.21  20.6 
 
Physical Analysis 
Horizon Depth 
cm.
Sand 
%
Silt 
%
Clay 
%
Texture 
Ae  0-10   15.6  67.0  17.4  Silt loam 
Bf  10-25  15.4    59.3  25.3  Silt loam 
Ae  25-35  13.3  58.0    28.7  Silt loam 
Bt1  35-45  6.5  70.9  22.6    Silt loam 

Reference: B.C. Soil Survey, Report No. 10. 1970.

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