FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Ilex vomitoria | Yaupon 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Mild fires probably top-kill yaupon [5,11,15].  Yaupon may be killed by
fires severe enough to consume the soil's organic layer.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Sprouting and increased fruit production in yaupon following fire have
been reported, but details have not been described [13,28].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
A fire management program that precludes a build up of understory yaupon
is recommended [11,40].  In Kisatchie Hill Wilderness of Louisana, crown
scorch of pine resulting from 25- to 30-foot (7.5-12 m) flame heights
was associated with the combustion of understory yaupon.  The size and
density of yaupon was a result of 30 years of fire exclusion in the area
[23].

Related categories for Species: Ilex vomitoria | Yaupon