Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

58 Soil Survey
EdF—Edneytown loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes, rubbly
Setting
Landform: Mountains
Landform position: Summits, shoulders, and backslopes
Surface features: Outcropping of metamorphic bedrock in places
Flooding: None
Slope: Moderately steep or steep
Typical Profile
Surface layer:
0 to 4 inches—very dark grayish brown loam
Subsurface layer:
4 to 7 inches—brown loam
7 to 10 inches—dark yellowish brown loam
Subsoil:
10 to 35 inches—strong brown sandy clay loam
35 to 45 inches—strong brown sandy loam
Substratum:
45 to 60 inches—yellowish brown loamy sand that has very pale brown mottles
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth to seasonal high water table: More than 6.0 feet
Permeability: Moderate
Available water capacity: Low
Root zone: Very deep
Minor Components
Cataska, Cheoah, Junaluska, Lily, Pigeonroost, and Tsali soils, which are in similar
landform positions
Soils that formed in alluvial sediments along drainageways
Land use: Woodland
Use and Management
Cropland, hayland, and pasture
Suitability to field crops: Unsuited
Suitability to hay: Unsuited
Suitability to pasture: Unsuited
Management concerns: Hazard of erosion and content of gravel and large stones
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderate
Preferred trees to plant: Shortleaf pine
Management concerns: Slope, erodibility, content of rock fragments, and low available
water capacity
Urban development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Limitations: Slope, seepage, and slow water movement