Cecil (soil)

Virgin Cecil soils support forests dominated by pine, oak and hickory, and have a topsoil of brown sandy loam.

This clay is amenable to cultivation, responds well to careful management, and supports healthy growth of pine where allowed to revert to forest.

Like other well-drained Ultisols, it is ideal for urban development; however, in common with other kaolinite-dominated clays, it has little ability to recover from soil compaction.

Ap—0 to 8 inches (200 mm); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; slightly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.

Bt2—26 to 42 inches (1,100 mm); red (10R 4/8) clay; few fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; sticky, plastic; common clay films on faces of peds; few fine flakes of mica; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.