Damascus soils are in a drainage sequence with the well drained Chili , moderately well drained Bogart , somewhat poorly drained Jimtown , and very poorly drained Olmsted soils. Glenford , Fitchville , and Sebring soils are on silty deposits. On glacial till of the same region are Canfield , Rittman , Wadsworth , Ellsworth , and Mahoning soils and their associates. Orrville and Holly soils are on adjacent stream flood plains. Runoff is slow.
Permeability is moderate in the solum and rapid or very rapid in the substrata.
About half of the Damascus soils have been cleared, but due to wetness most areas are no longer cultivated. Corn, oats, and mixed hay are grown on some areas. The main tree species in wooded areas are elm, swamp white oak, pin oak, and red maple. The series is of moderate extent with a total of about 12,000 acres. Columbiana County, Ohio, 1965.