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FIRE EFFECTS

SPECIES: Quercus pungens | Sandpaper Oak
IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : Fire top-kills sandpaper and Vasey shin oaks; surviving plants are stimulated to sprout [7]. Unburied acorns are probably killed by fire. DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : NO-ENTRY PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : The responses of sandpaper or Vasey shin oaks to fire were not found in the literature. Because sandpaper oak sprouts vigorously following removal of top growth, recovery should be fairly rapid, similar to the response of other southwestern oaks that sprout (e.g., Emory oak [Quercus emoryi]) [36]. Site factors will influence the length of time required to achieve prefire crown cover. Potentially, the postfire community could be more dense from sandpaper oak sprouting than the original community. If establishment depends on off-site seed, rates of recovery will vary depending on the proximity of seed trees and animal facilitation. DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : NO-ENTRY FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : Prescribed burning is recommended to open up dense Ashe juniper stands and to encourage Vasey shin oak, other shin oaks (Quercus spp.), and plateau oak to sprout [1,7].

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