Nature and Properties of Some Forest Soils in the Mhite Mountains of New Hampshire

M.C. Hoyle; M.C. Hoyle

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Nature and Properties of Some Forest Soils in the Mhite Mountains of New Hampshire

Informally Refereed

Authors:

M.C. Hoyle, M.C. Hoyle

Year:

1973

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-260. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 18 p.

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Abstract

Forested, podzol soils in the White Mountains of New Hampshire have developed in granitic, glacial material. They are coarse textured, acidic, and infertile. As a result of the latter condition, these soils can sustain a forest, but that forest is not healthy and vigorous.

Citation

Hoyle, M.C. 1973. Nature and Properties of Some Forest Soils in the Mhite Mountains of New Hampshire. Res. Pap. NE-260. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 18 p.