The Tavares series consists of very deep, moderately well drained, rapidly or very rapidly permeable sandy soils that formed in marine or eolian deposits. Slopes range from 0 to 8 percent. Soil reaction ranges from extremely acid to moderately acid in the A horizon except where limed and extremely acid to slightly acid in the C horizon.
Texture is sand or fine sand throughout.
Silt plus clay totals 5 percent or less between depths of 10 and 40 inches. Bouldery and cemented phases are recognized. The C1 and C2 horizons have hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 8. The C3 and C4 horizons have hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4. In some pedons, the C3 and C4 horizons have mottles in shades of brown, yellow, or red.