What Types of Soil Are Found in Georgia?
Red clay isn’t the only soil found in Georgia coniferous woods on red clay. image by Kushnirov Avraham from Fotolia.com It would be a dirty crime to say that the only soil found in Georgia is red clay. The red clay normally associated with Georgia results from the oxidation of red, orange and brown iron-bearing minerals weathered by Georgia’s climate. Other soils abundant in Georgia include agricultural, industrial use, upper Piedmont and coastal plain soils. According to University of Georgia Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus David C. Coleman, Georgia’s variety of soil types depends on the amount of organic matter being left behind by decomposition, plant growth, nutrient recycling, climate and biological weathering of the Earth’s surface. Georgia Red Clay Georgia red clay lacks nutrients. Arid soil image by Igor Baryshev from Fotolia.com The technical term for the soil prevalent in Georgia is ultisol. Ultisol soils typically lack nutrients, but support a variety of southern p
