Soil Information
Textural Classification of Soils¹
Soil texture refers to the relative proportions of sand, silt, and clay particles that make up the soil mass. The chart below shows the percentage of these soil fractions in the basic textural grades.
Three classifications — sandy loam, loam, and silt loam — are common surface soils; they also may occur as subsoils. The rest of the classifications are subsoils.
¹ Timber Management Field Book. USDA-Forest Service Northeastern Area NA-MR-7.
Soil Composition
Soil texture refers to the relative proportions of sand, silt, and clay particles that make up the soil mass. The chart below shows the percentage of these soil fractions in the basic textural grades.
Three classifications — sandy loam, loam, and silt loam — are common surface soils; they also may occur as subsoils. The rest of the classifications are subsoils.
¹ Timber Management Field Book. USDA-Forest Service Northeastern Area NA-MR-7.
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