USDA Soil Order
Oxisols
Highly weathered tropical soils dominated by iron and aluminum oxide minerals. Despite their age, they can be productive with proper management.
Extreme weatheringIron/aluminum richLow native fertilityDeep profiles
Distribution: Hawaii and Puerto Rico; very rare in the continental US.
Oxisols Distribution Map
Interactive choropleth map coming soon.
Will show counties where Oxisols is the dominant soil order.
Counties with Oxisols as Dominant Order(0)
No counties currently have Oxisols listed as the dominant soil order in our dataset.