Rock fragments are glacial erratics, primarily of shale and siltstone with minor amounts of limestone and crystalline lithology. Cobblestones and boulders are present in some pedons. The Ap horizon is has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 or 3. It is silt loam or loam. Rock fragment content ranges from 0 to 5 percent.
Reaction is very strongly acid or strongly acid.
Areas that have been limed range to slightly alkaline. The E horizon has value of 5 or 6, and commonly has redoximorphic features. It is silt loam or loam. Rock fragment content ranges from 0 to 5 percent. Reaction is very strongly acid or strongly acid.