Dry color value is 6 or more. The Ap or A horizon is silt loam, silty clay loam or loam. Reaction ranges from moderately acid to slightly alkaline. The E horizon has 10YR hue, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 or 3. It is silt loam, silty clay loam or loam.
Reaction ranges from strongly acid to neutral.
Some pedons have a BE horizon. The Bt horizon has 10YR or 7.5YR hue, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 3 or 4 in the upper 10 inches or more and 2 to 4 in the lower part. It is silty clay loam, silty clay, or clay. The particle-size control section averages between 35 and 45 percent clay. Reaction is neutral or slightly alkaline.