FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumac 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Sumacs are generally very tolerant of fire.  Although documentation is
lacking, it appears that fragrant sumac is rarely killed by fire even when
aboveground vegetation is removed [25].  


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Fragrant sumac is reported to sprout vigorously after fire in the
southern Great Plains [25].  Jackson [10], however, found that the woody
cover of fragrant sumac was "permanently" thinned after an extremely hot
fire under drought conditions in the Texas Panhandle.

It appears that the primary mode of site reoccupation is through
sprouting.  However, some species of sumac have seedbanks stored in the
humus layer which sprout when the fire creates conditions favorable for
germination and growth [16].  More research is needed to determine if
this species of sumac "banks" seed.  


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumac