HomeMy WebLinkAboutLa_Lakeland sandLa-Lakeland sand, 1 to 8 percent slopes.
This excessively drained soil is on broad, long ridges on uplands. Areas generally are large in size and
irregular in shape. Most of the acreage is forested. The rest is used for residential and industrial sites. The
native vegetation on the higher elevations is dominantly turkey oak, bluejack oak, and sand post oak.
Some scattered longleaf pine, dwarf myrtle, and huckleberry trees are also in these areas.
Typically the surface layer is grayish brown sand 2 inches thick. The underlying layer, to a depth of 80
inches, is sand that is yellowish brown in the upper part and brownish yellow in the lower part.
Included with this soil in mapping are small areas of Kureb, Baymeade, and Wakulla soils.
The organic-matter content of the surface layer is very low. Permeability is very rapid, available water
capacity is low, and shrink-swell potential is very low. Reaction is medium acid to very strongly acid
throughout where this soil is not limed. The seasonal high water table is at a depth of more than 6 feet.
Low available water capacity, leaching of plant nutrients, and soil blowing are the main limitations in the
use and management of this soil. The soil is very droughty. Irrigation, soil conditioners, and fertilizers are
needed if grasses, shrubbery, and trees are established. Capability subclass IVs; woodland group 3s.