FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Arbutus arizonica | Arizona Madrone 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
No information was found in the literature on the fire ecology of
Arizona madrone, as others have also indicated [1].  It has thin bark
which makes it susceptible to fire damage.

Fire is infrequent and has a minor role in the riparian communities in
which Arizona madrone is a component; however, fire occurs frequently in
the pine-oak woodland types in which it also occurs [17].

Arizona madrone in the Chiricahua and Santa Catalina Mountains of
Arizona has survived fire.  In a Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)/oak
community, an Arizona madrone had eight fire scars, indicating frequent
fires [31].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

Related categories for Species: Arbutus arizonica | Arizona Madrone