SKERRY

Taxonomic class

Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid, Aquic Haplorthods 

Parent material

Till mainly from granite and syenite

Topography

Gently sloping to rolling moraines

Geographic extent

Northeastern New York

Use

Forest, farm wood lots, and permanent pasture

Vegetation

Maple, beech, yellow birch, mixed with spruce, fir, and hemlock, blueberry and fern ground cover

Climate

Temperature   Precipitation
5°C Annual mean 94 cm
-9°C  January mean 7 cm
18°C  July mean 11 cm

 

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