FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Juniperus flaccida | Drooping Juniper 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Fire is a common occurrence in the Chisos Mountains in which drooping
juniper occurs.  Dick-Peddie and Alberico [2] reported that lightning
fires are probably highly localized, and are often confined to single
trees.  Downed woody fuels are usually scarce and continuous fine fuels
consist of grasses and herbs.

Specific information on the fire ecology of drooping juniper is lacking.
Other junipers (Juniperus spp.) are highly vulnerable to fire, and
usually occur in large numbers only in fire refugia.


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tree without adventitious-bud root crown

Related categories for Species: Juniperus flaccida | Drooping Juniper