HomeMy WebLinkAboutLe_Leon sandLe-Leon sand.
This nearly level, poorly drained soil is on rims of depressions, on smooth flats, and in indefinite patterns
on the uplands and stream terraces. Areas are irregular in shape and are 5 to 250 acres in size. Most of
the acreage is forested. The rest is used for residential and industrial sites. The native vegetation consists
of longleaf pine, pond pine, sweetbay, water oak, winterberry, gallberry, bracken, and, in the more nearly
open areas, a dense cover of pineland three-awn and creeping blueberry.
Typically the surface layer is very dark gray sand 3 inches thick. The subsurface layer is light gray sand 13
inches thick. The subsoil is dark reddish brown sand 24 inches thick. The underlying layer, to a depth of
64 inches, is light gray sand.
The organic-matter content of the surface layer is very low. Permeability is rapid in the surface layer,
moderate to moderately rapid in the subsoil, and very rapid in the underlying layer. Available water
capacity is low, and shrink-swell potential is very low. Reaction is strongly acid throughout, where this soil
has not been limed. The seasonal high water table is at or near the surface.
A seasonal high water table and leaching of plant nutrients are the main limitations in the use and
management of this soil. Most lawn grasses, shrubs, and trees are easily established and maintained.
Some soil conditioners and liberal amounts of fertilizer may be needed in most areas. Capability subclass
IVw; woodland group 4w.