It ranges from 1 to 3 inches thick in forested areas. The A horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 1 through 3. An Ap horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR through 2.5Y, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 through 4. The A or Ap horizon is loam or silt loam in the fine-earth fraction. The E horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR through 2.5Y, value of 4 through 6, and chroma of 1 or 2.
Texture is similar to the A horizon.
The Bw horizon has hue of 7.5YR through 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 4 or 6. It is loam, silt loam, or very fine sandy loam in the fine-earth fraction. The BC horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR through 5Y, value of 3 through 5, and chroma of 2 through 4. Texture is similar to the Bw horizon. The C horizon has hue of 10YR through 5Y, value of 3 through 5, and chroma of 2 through 4.