The soil is very strongly acid to slightly acid, except where limed. The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10R through 7.5YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 2 through 6. Texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, silt loam, or clay loam in the fine-earth fraction. The Bt horizon has hue of 10R or 2.5YR, value of 3, and chroma of 2 through 6. Iron accumulations and depletions in shades red, yellow, or brown are in the lower part of the Bt in most pedons.
Texture is clay loam, clay, sandy clay, silty clay loam, or silty clay in the fine-earth fraction.
The BC horizon, where present, has hue of 10R or 2.5YR, value 3 or 4, and chroma of 4 through 8. Texture is clay loam, silty clay loam, or sandy clay loam in the fine-earth fraction. The C or 2C horizon, where present, has hue of 10R to 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 4 to 8. Texture is sandy loam, silt loam, sandy clay loam, clay loam, or clay in the fine-earth fraction. There are no other series in the same family.