French soils are in similar positions to Cullowhee soils. Nikwasi and Toxaway soils are wetter and are farther from stream channels. Cullasaja, Spivey, Tuckasegee, and Tusquitee soils formed in colluvium on toe slopes and fans. Most of this soil is used for hay, corn, pasture, truck crops, or ornamental crops. The rest is mainly in hardwood forest.
Common trees are yellow poplar, red maple, sycamore, yellow birch, and river birch.
A few areas have been planted to eastern white pine. Common understory plants include rhododendron, striped maple, blueberry, sedges, and eastern hemlock. The series is of small extent. Jackson County, North Carolina, 1991. The name is from the town of Cullowhee, North Carolina.