FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Corylus americana | American Hazel 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Low- to moderate-severity fires top-kill American hazel [7].  It
survives fire by sprouting from rhizomes [7,10].

The underground roots and rhizomes can survive low- to moderate-severity
fires when the humus is moist.  They are relatively shallow, however,
and are vulnerable to fire when the humus is dry and combustible [6].


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

Related categories for Species: Corylus americana | American Hazel