FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Sweetbay seedlings are easily killed by fire.  Older trees, due to bark
characteristics, are quite fire resistant [17,26].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Sweetbay sprouts from surviving root collars following top-kill by fire
[3,6].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
In the absence of fire, sweetbay becomes one of the dominant species in
southern mixed hardwood forests [8,13].  Repeated burning may eliminate
sweetbay from some of the flatwoods and bays [10].

Related categories for Species: Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay