They are very deep to bedrock. Slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent. Near the type location, mean annual air temperature is 55 degrees F., and mean annual precipitation is 50 inches. Solum thickness ranges from 12 to 35 inches. Content of mica flakes is few to common.
Reaction is very strongly acid to slightly acid.
The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 3. It is fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loam in the fine-earth fraction. In some pedons, there is a recently deposited thin layer of loamy or sandy overwash. Also, most pedons have an Ab horizon that ranges from sand to loam in the fine-earth fraction. It has the same color range as the A horizon.