The A and Ap horizons have reactions that are extremely acid or very strongly acid. It is loamy sand, sand, fine sand or loamy fine sand. Mottling is faint or distinct. Reaction of the E horizon is extremely acid or very strongly acid. It is sand, fine sand or loamy sand.
Reaction ranges from extremely acid to moderately acid.
Value and chroma of 3 do not occur together in the horizon. Mottling is faint or there is none in the E horizons, but it is always in the upper part of the Bhs horizon. In some pedons there is a Bs horizon above the Bhs horizon. The Bs horizons are sand, fine sand, or loamy sand. Reaction ranges form extremely acid to moderately acid.