Average sand content ranges from 10 to 35 percent. Reaction is neutral to very strongly acid in the upper part and moderately acid to slightly alkaline in the lower part. Some pedons have a 2BC or 2BCg horizon. Redoxmorphic features have a hue of 10YR, 2.5Y or 7.5YR, value of 2 to 6, chroma of 1 to 6. It is clay loam, clay, silty clay loam, or loam.
Reaction is slightly acid to moderately alkaline.
Appleriver and Travilah soils have a lithic or paralithic contact within a depth of 60 inches. Blair soils average more than 10 percent sand within a depth of 20 inches. Bunkum, Freeburg, Geff, Glenford, Henshaw, Muren, Reesville, Sugarvalley, Torox and Xenia soils average less than 35 percent clay in the lower part of the series control section. In addition, Henshaw, Reesville and Torox soils contain carbonates within a depth of 60 inches. Ingersoll and Lykens soils have argillic horizons that have their base at depths less than 50 inches and contain carbonates within a depth of 60 inches.