PORTERS

Taxonomic class

Fine-loamy, isotic, mesic Typic Dystrudepts 

Parent material

Granite, gneiss, or schist

Topography

Hilly to very steep

Geographic extent

Northwestern South Carolina

Use

Timber, farm wood lots, some corn and tobacco

Vegetation

White, post, red, black, and chestnut oaks, hickory, and shortleaf pine with mountain laurel undergrowth

Climate

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