Ba_Bayboro loamBa-Bayboro loam.
This nearly level, very poorly drained soil is on broad, smooth flats and in slight depressions on the
uplands. The areas are small in size and irregular in shape. Most of the acreage is forested, and only a
small acreage is used as residential areas. The dominant vegetation in the wooded areas consists of
loblolly pine, pond pine, sweetgum, tupelo-gum, sweetbay, water oak, wax-myrtle, gallberry, greenbrier,
and switchcane.
Typically, the surface layer is black loam 16 inches thick. The subsoil is about 56 inches thick. The upper
part is very dark gray sandy clay loam, and the lower part is mottled gray clay loam.
Included with this soil in mapping are soils that are underlain by clay at a depth of 4 to 6 feet.
The organic-matter content of the surface layer is medium. Permeability is slow, available water capacity
is high, and shrink-swell potential is moderate. Reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid throughout,
unless the soil is limed. The seasonal high water table is at or near the surface. Many areas are commonly
flooded for brief periods.
A seasonal high water table, flooding, moderate shrinks-well potential, and slow permeability are the
main limitations in the use and management of this soil. If this soil is drained, most lawn grasses and some
varieties of shrubs are easily established. Some shrubs and trees, such as camellias and dogwood, may be
difficult to establish because of wetness. Capability subclasses VIw, where undrained, and IIw, where
drained; woodland group 2w.