Redoximorphic features are present. It is loam, clay loam, silt loam, or silty clay loam. Clay content ranges from 20 to 30 percent and sand content ranges from 15 to 40 percent. Individual subhorizons have up to 40 percent clay. Gravel content ranges from 1 to 15 percent.
Reaction is slightly acid to slightly alkaline and some pedons contain carbonates in the lower part.
The 2C horizon has hue of 7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 6. It commonly is loam but includes clay loam, silt loam, or silty clay loam. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline and contains carbonates. These are the Biddle , Herrick , Ipava , Macksburg , Malvern , and Timewell , soils. Biddle, Herrick, Ipava, Malvern, and Timewell soils average less than 15 percent sand in the lower part of the series control section.