FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Castanea pumila | Allegheny Chinkapin 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Allegheny chinkapin forms extensive clones where it has been burned over
annually or at short intervals.  It occurs in burned-over longleaf
pine-oak scrub and sand pine-oak scrub, and other disturbed sites [8].
Fire benefits Allegheny chinkapin by removing or reducing shade-tolerant
competitors and opening the overstory [10].

The bear oak (Quercus ilicifolia) type is a disturbance maintained type
in which Allegheny chinkapin is listed as an associate.  It is
restricted to poor, dry sites which have been disturbed in the recent
past mainly by heavy cutting, fire, or both.  It is favored by
disturbance at frequent but not necessarily regular intervals [5].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Rhizomatous shrub, rhizome in soil
   Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

Related categories for Species: Castanea pumila | Allegheny Chinkapin