Farm Forestry New ZealandSoil depth - Shallow (<0.5m )
Species:
- Cedar - Himalayan cedar
- Cypress - Lusitanica
- Cypress - Macrocarpa
- Indigenous species - Totara
- Indigenous species - Red beech
- Pine - Radiata pine
- Redwood - Giant sequoia
- Pine - Norfolk Island pine
Shallow soils may have formed on slopes where erosion has reduced the depth between the soil surface and the subsoil/regolith beneath. Shallow soils are described as "bony", with little structure and don't tend to grow grass well. Soil moisture-holding capacity is low and because the soil has little volume it dries out rapidly. Steeper slopes tend to have shallower soils.
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