Greenwich (soil)
Greenwich is the official state soil of Delaware.[1][2] According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, "The Greenwich series consists of very deep, well-drained, moderately rapidly permeable soils that formed in sandy marine and old alluvial sediments overlain by a thin mantle of sediments that have a high content of silt."[3]
See also
- Pedology
- Soil types
- List of U.S. state soils
References
- "A Look at Delaware Agriculture" (PDF). July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- "Delaware State Soil". State Symbols USA. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- "GREENWICH -- DELAWARE STATE SOIL" (PDF). USDA. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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