Brentwood

Taxonomic class

Fine, smectitic, thermic Typic Haploxerepts 

Parent material

Sedimentary alluvium

Topography

Nearly level to gently sloping alluvium fan with hummocky microrelief

Geographic extent

Extensive in the valleys of the Coast Range and west side of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

Use

Irrigated fruit, nut and vegetable crops

Vegetation

Annual grasses, forbs, and scattered oak trees

Climate

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