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

169C SUNAPEE

Texture: FINE SANDY LOAM, VERY STONY

Slope Percent: 8 TO 15

Important Forest Soil Group: IA Ordination Code: 3A

Parent Material: Glacial Till Loose (no hardpan)

Drainage: Moderately 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 Slight

Plant Competition Moderate

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PRODUCTIVITY

SiteIndex ProdClass Species

72 9 white pine

55 9 white spruce

70 4 northern red oak

45 7 red spruce

67 3 sugar maple

55 8 balsam fir

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TREES TO PLANT

red pine

European larch

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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