FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Quercus pungens | Sandpaper Oak 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Sandpaper oak is present as a low-growing form in desert grassland of
southeastern Arizona.  Benson and Darrow [2] speculated that these small
trees were possibly the survivors of repeated ancient or recent fires.
Oaks generally survive low intensity fast fires [23].  Fire return
intervals in the oak woodlands are longer than in the past due to fire
suppression and fuel removal by overgrazing [36].

All of the oaks of Arizona, which includes sandpaper oak, sprout
prolifically following top-kill by fire [23].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tree with adventitious-bud root crown/soboliferous species root sucker
   Tall shrub, adventitious-bud root crown
   Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

Related categories for Species: Quercus pungens | Sandpaper Oak