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.


Soil Map Unit Name

70B TUNBRIDGE-BERKSHIRE-LYMAN COMPLEX

Texture:

Slope Percent: 3 TO 8

Important Forest Soil Group: IA Ordination Code: 3A

Parent Material: Glacial Till Loose (no hardpan)

Drainage: Well Drained

Depth to Hardpan:

Limitation: Only slight limitations for woodland use.

Typical timber productivity on this soil type is 0.5
cords or 42.9
cubic feet per acre per year.

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MANAGEMENT CONCERNS

Erosion Hazard Slight

Equipment Limitations Slight

Seedling Mortality Slight

Windthrow Hazard Moderate

Plant Competition Slight

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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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