AsB-Askew fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Setting

Landform position: Low terraces

Surface layer:

0 to 5 inches-brown fine sandy loam

Subsoil:

5 to 15 inches-dark yellowish brown, silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

15 to 26 inches-yellowish brown loam with redoximorphic features

26 to 41 inches-pale brown fine sandy loam with redoximorphic features

Substratum:

41 to 72 inches-brown sandy loam

• Bosket soils

• Dubbs soils

• Dundee soils

• Small depressional areas subject to flooding and/or ponding for long durations

Depth class: Very deep

Drainage class: Moderately well drained

Permeability: Moderate

Available water capacity: High

Depth to seasonal high water table: 2 to 3 feet

Shrink-swell potential: Moderate

Surface runoff: Low to medium

Soil reaction: Strongly acid to slightly acid in the surface layer and upper part of the subsoil; very strongly acid to slightly acid in the lower part of the subsoil and substratum

Parent material: Loamy alluvium

Major Uses: Most areas are cultivated; a few areas are in woodland

Land capability subclass: IIe

Suitability: Well suited

Adapted crops: Soybeans, corn, cotton, grain sorghum, and winter small grains

Management concerns:

• Wetness is a moderate restriction

• Erosion is a moderate restriction

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Crops and Pasture Section

Suitability: Well suited

Adapted plants: Common bermudagrass, improved bermudagrass, and tall fescue

Management concerns:

• Seasonal wetness

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Crops and Pasture Section

Woodland ordination symbol: 8W

Suitability: Moderately suited

Adapted species: Cherrybark oak, eastern cottonwood, willow oak, and sweetgum

Management concerns:

• Windthrow hazard

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Woodland Management and Productivity Section

Limitation rating: Moderate

Limitations:

• Wetness

• Shrink-swell potential

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section

Limitation rating: Moderate

Limitations:

• Wetness

• Shrink-swell potential

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Sanitary Facilities Section

Limitation rating: Moderate

Limitations:

• Low strength

• Wetness

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section