The Btv horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. Reddish and brownish redox concentrations range from few to many in most pedons. Some pedons have redox depletions below a depth of 30 inches. Coatings, streaks, or pockets of albic material range from a few to 4 percent by volume. Nodular plinthite makes up about 5 to 15 percent by volume.
Texture is fine sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam.
Reaction is very strongly acid or strongly acid. Redoximorphic features in shades of red, yellow or gray range from few to many or the matrix is mixed with these colors. Most of the grayish colors are albic materials as coatings, streaks, or pockets. Plinthite mainly in nodular form makes up 5 to about 15 percent by volume. Texture is fine sandy loam, loam, clay loam, or sandy clay loam.