Soil depth - Moderate depth (0.5-1.5m)
Species:
- Acacia - Blackwood
- Cedar - Japanese cedar
- Cedar - Himalayan cedar
- Cypress - Lusitanica
- Cypress - Macrocarpa
- Eucalyptus - Blackbutt
- Eucalyptus - Mountain ash
- Fir - Douglas fir
- Fir - Grand fir
- Larch - European larch
- Larch - Japanese larch
- Indigenous species - Totara
- Indigenous species - Kahikatea
- Indigenous species - Red beech
- Indigenous species - Silver beech
- Indigenous species - Black beech
- Poplar - Kawa poplar
- Poplar - Veronese poplar
- Pine - Radiata pine
- Redwood - Coast redwood
- Redwood - Giant sequoia
- Willow - Moutere willow
- Willow - Tangoio willow
- Pine - Norfolk Island pine
- Eucalyptus - White stringybark
Moderately deep soils have reasonable structure but depth is limited between the surface and the bedrock. This soil is not shallow but not deep, usually found mid-slope where upper slopes have eroded back to bedrock.