The thickness of the solum ranges from 20 to 44 inches. Rock fragments range from 0 to 20 percent in horizons above 20 inches including up to 15 percent greater than 3 inches in diameter. Unless limed, reaction ranges from strongly acid to neutral in the A horizon and from medium acid to mildly alkaline in the B and C horizons. The A horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0 through 2. Texture is loam, silt loam or silty clay loam in the fine earth fraction.
Structure is weak or moderate granular or fine subangular blocky.
Consistence is friable or very friable. In uncleared areas A1 horizons are 4 to 8 inches thick and have color value of 2 or 3 moist and 4 or 5 dry. They may be underlain by A2 horizons 1 to 6 inches thick that have chroma of 0 or 1. The B21 horizon has hue of 5YR through 5Y, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 0 through 2 and it is mottled. The B22 horizon which is usually in contrasting materials has hue of 5YR through 5Y, value of 4 through 6 and chroma of 3 or 4 and it is distinctly or prominently mottled.