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

79D PERU

Texture: FINE SANDY LOAM, VERY STONY

Slope Percent: 15 TO 25

Important Forest Soil Group: IA Ordination Code: 8R

Parent Material: Glacial Till Firm (hardpan)

Drainage: Moderately Well Drained

Depth to Hardpan: 12" to 35"

Limitation: Limitations due to steepness of slope.

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 Moderate

Equipment Limitations Moderate

Seedling Mortality Slight

Windthrow Hazard Moderate

Plant Competition Moderate

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PRODUCTIVITY

SiteIndex ProdClass Species

67 8 white pine

53 8 white spruce

70 4 northern red oak

39 6 red spruce

61 7 red pine

64 3 white ash

60 3 yellow birch

60 3 sugar maple

55 8 balsam fir

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TREES TO PLANT

white pine

white spruce

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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