Bowie

Taxonomic class

Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Plinthic Paleudults 

Parent material

Loamy and clayey Tertiary Coastal Plain deposits

Topography

Well drained sloping Coastal Plain uplands

Geographic extent

Coastal Plain, Alabama to Texas

Use

Pasture and forest, some corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes, peaches, watermelons

Vegetation

Loblolly and shortleaf pines, sweetgum, red oak, hickory

Climate

Temperature   Precipitation
19°C Annual mean 132 cm
9°C  January mean 12 cm
28°C  July mean 12 cm

 

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