Soil: Gunniza Gravelly Sandy Loam (1) 

Parent Material:
Glacio-fluvial (hilly phase) and glacio-lacustrine (rolling phase)
Classification       Gray Wooded and Thin Podzol; Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol, 1970.
Profile Description:
Horizon Depth (cm.) Description 
Aoo (0-2.5) Brown partly decomposed moss, needles, twigs and wood. 
Ao (2.5-5) Dark brown shading to black well decomposed products from above. Many small feeding roots in the lower part. pH 4.8. 
A2 (5-17.5) Whitish gray ash-like gravelly sandy loam. Porous with weak platy structure. pH 5.3. 
B1 (17.5-45.5) Rusty brown sandy loam, with fine granular structure. Gravelly and stony; porous and well drained. Small amounts of iron and stain on stones. pH 6.4. 
B2 (42.5-102.5) Grayish brown loamy sand. Structureless, with many stones, grit and gravel. Porous and well drained, with no showing of lime. pH 6.8. 
C   Light gray sands, gravel and stones in a mixture. Washed and stratified. Glacial gravels underlaid at depth by cemented till. pH 7.0. 

Reference: B.C. Soil Survey, Report No. 2. 1946. 
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