Calcium content at a depth of 50 inches typically is 0.4 to 1.0 milliequivalents per 100 grams but ranges from less than 0.1 to 2 milliequivalents per 100 grams. The A horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 or 3. Some pedons have a yellowish brown or light yellowish brown E horizon ranging to as much as 11 inches thick. Texture of the A and E horizons is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam and is very strongly acid to medium acid. The BA or BE horizon, where present, and the Bt horizons have hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 4 to 8.
Texture is loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam.
The Btv horizon has colors similar to the Bt horizon but includes hue of 10YR, value of 6, and chroma of 6 or 8 mottled in various shades of brown, yellow, or red. Chroma 2 mottles commonly are at depths of below 30 inches. Texture is loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam. Nodules of plinthite, by volume, ranges from 5 to 25 percent in the lower part of the Btv horizon. The B horizon is strongly acid or very strongly acid.