Summary
Abstract Soil fertility is often considered solely a function of soil chemical properties but should also encompass aspects of soil physical and biological properties and processes. Statistical distributions of soil properties are not readily available within the southeastern United States but could help target management interventions within common land uses. We determined soil fertility characteristics at 0‐ to 10‐cm, 10‐ to 30‐cm, and 30‐ to 60‐cm depths across a combination of 56 research stations and private farms ( n = 614 soil profiles) in coastal, piedmont, and mountain physiographic regions of North Carolina and Virginia. The inherent soil characteristic of sand concentration varied greatly within and among physiographic regions and was a key determinant of soil chemical character
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