FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Ceanothus americanus | New Jersey Tea 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
New Jersey tea is typically top-killed by fire [5].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
New Jersey tea responds positively to fire.  DeSelm and Clebsch [8]
reported that it showed a net increase in cover in both annual and
periodic burn treatments in Tennessee.  In oak woodlands of central New
York, the average frequency of New Jersey tea was higher on burned than
unburned sites (33% vs 17%) [31].  These accidental spring burns killed
or severely injured 16 percent of the oak trees present.  In an oak
savanna in east-central Minnesota, New Jersey tea was classified among
the "true prairie shrubs" that tended to increase in percent cover
following fire [32].



DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Ceanothus americanus | New Jersey Tea