It is medium acid to very strongly acid. In most cultivated areas the E horizon is mixed in the Ap, but some pedons have an E horizon up to 4 inches thick. Undisturbed areas have an E horizon 1 to 7 inches thick. The E horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 or 4. The Bt and BC horizons have hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 to 6.
Mottles are present in the lower few inches of the argillic horizon in some pedons.
It has weak to strong medium or coarse subangular blocky structure. It is medium acid to very strongly acid. The BC or 2BC horizon has colors similar to those of the Bt horizon. It is medium acid to very strongly acid. Some pedons have a C or 2C horizon up to 15 inches thick that has similar ranges as the BC or 2BC horizon.