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SPECIES: Quercus dumosa | Nuttall's Scrub Oak
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : Nuttall's scrub oak is well adapted to survive periodic fires. However, unlike many other shrubs common to chaparral, this oak is well able to persist either with or without fire [40]. Nuttall's scrub oak sprouts vigorously as soon as 10 days after fire but can continue to sprout for up to 2 years [25,27]. This trait promotes survival by increasing the possibility that at least some sprouts will encounter favorable weather for good early growth. Both stump sprouting and root crown sprouting have been well documented [9,10,39,40]. Nuttall's scrub oak's prolific sprouting ability contributes greatly to its persistence and stability within various communities [29]. Plants probably establish from seed only in unusually moist years [74]. Nuttall's scrub oak communities often occupy relatively mesic, north-facing slopes. This oak has little dead wood and tends to be somewhat less flammable than many other chaparral species [40]. POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : Tall shrub, adventitious-bud root crown Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)

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