Location: Tallangatta Valley Landcare Group. | Australian Soil Classification: Acidic, Mesotrophic, Red DERMOSOL |
Northcote Factual Key: Gn | Great Soil Group: red podzolic. |
General Landscape Description: Road cutting in a lower-mid slope position on a rolling hill (Ordovician sediments). | |
Native Vegetation: Original vegetation included Apple Box (Eucalyptus bridgesiana) and Broad-leaved Peppermint (E. dives). |
Site NE29 Landscape |
A1 | 0-5 cm | Dark brown (10YR3/3); light fine sandy clay loam; firm consistence moist; contains many (30%) angular gravels (6 mm average diameter); pH 5.4; abrupt change to: | Site NE29 Profile |
A2 | 5-20 cm | Yellowish red (5YR5/7); fine sandy clay loam; weak medium blocky structure; firm consistence moist; contains a common (15%) amount of gravel (5 mm average size); pH 5.3; clear change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 20-35 cm | Dark red (2.5YR4.5/8); light clay (fine sandy); moderate medium blocky structure; firm consistence moderately moist; pH 5.3; gradual change to: | |
B22 | 35-60 cm | Dark red (2.5YR4/8); light clay (fine sandy); weak medium blocky structure; weak consistence moist; pH 5.1; gradual change to: | |
B/C | 60-90 cm | Weathered metamorphosed siltstone. | |
Horizon | pH | Salinity Rating |
Surface (A1 horizon) | strongly acid | very low |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | strongly acid | very low |
Deeper subsoil (at 45 cm) | strongly acid | very low |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC 1:5 |
A1 | 0-5 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 0.07 |
A2 | 5-20 | 5.3 | 4.4 | <0.05 |
B21 | 20-35 | 5.3 | 4.4 | <0.05 |
B22 | 35-60 | 5.1 | 4.4 | <0.05 |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | Exchangeable Aluminium mg/kg | Field Capacity pF 2.5 | Wilting Point pF 4.2 | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0 mm) | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2 mm) | Silt (0.002-0.02 mm) | Clay (<0.002 mm) |
A1 | 0-5 | 77 | 41 | 11 | ||||
A2 | 5-20 | 140 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 31 | 25 |
B21 | 20-35 | 220 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 43 |
B22 | 35-60 | 240 | 27 | 14 |