OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -C-horizons are glacial or post-glacial material in the Northeast. C layers: are commonly referred to as the substratum. These are layers, excluding bedrock, that are little affected by soil forming processes and have changed very little if any since the time they were deposited.

Detailed explanation-2: -Master Horizons: C C horizons are unconsolidated parent material and are not very affected by soil genesis, unlike the layers above. C horizons are the least weathered mineral layers in the soil profile, but they can be highly weathered bedrock that more resembles soil than rock.

Detailed explanation-3: -The A, E, and B horizons together are known as the solum. This part of the profile is where most plant roots grow. The C horizon lacks the properties of the A and B horizons. It is the soil layer less touched by soil-forming processes and is usually the parent material of the soil.