FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Quercus vaccinifolia | Huckleberry Oak 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Huckleberry oak has adapted to fire by sprouting from the root crown
[3,24].  

This shrub has resinous, flammable leaves [5,24].  Its low, spreading
growth form encourages surface fire, especially in dense, even-aged
stands with considerable horizontal continuity [16,24].  Huckleberry oak
in the subcanopy layer of coniferous forests often acts as a ladder
fuel, resulting in crown fire [24].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Small shrub, adventitious-bud rootcrown

Related categories for Species: Quercus vaccinifolia | Huckleberry Oak