Some pedons have up to 14 percent quartz gravels throughout the profile. Reaction is very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout except where lime has been added. The Ap or A horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 4. Texture is loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, or fine sand. The E horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 7, and chroma of 3 or 4.
Texture is fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, or fine sand.
The BE horizon, present in most pedons, has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 4 to 8. Texture is sandy loam or fine sandy loam. It is fine sandy loam, sandy loam, clay loam or sandy clay loam. Redoximorphic features, where present, are in shades of brown, yellow, red or gray. Texture is sandy clay loam, sandy clay or clay loam.