Forest Soils of Coös County, New Hampshire

Based on the Coös County Soil Survey by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Published to the Web by Sam Stoddard, UNH Cooperative Extension, March 21, 1999.

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Soil Map Unit

Name

246A

LYME

Texture:

FINE SANDY LOAM

Slope Percent:

0 TO 3

Important Forest Soil Group:

IIB

Ordination Code:

8W

Parent Material:

Glacial Till Loose (no hardpan)

Drainage:

Poorly Drained

HYDRIC

Depth to Hardpan:

Limitation:

Excess water causes limitations for woodland use.

Typical timber productivity on this soil type is

1.4

cords or

114.4

cubic feet per acre per year.

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MANAGEMENT CONCERNS

Erosion Hazard

Slight

Equipment Limitations

Severe

Seedling Mortality

Moderate

Windthrow Hazard

Severe

Plant Competition

Severe

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PRODUCTIVITY

SiteIndex

ProdClass

Species

65

8

white pine

50

8

red spruce

65

3

red maple

50

8

balsam fir

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TREES TO PLANT

white spruce

white pine

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Contacts: (for forestry) UNH Cooperative Extension, 629A Main St, Lancaster, NH 03584

phone: (603)788-4961

(for soils)

USDA-NRCS, 4 Mayberry Lane, Lancaster, NH 03584

phone: (603)788-3818

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