FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Salix boothii | Booth Willow 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Booth willow is a fire-tolerant shrub.  It sprouts readily from the root
and root crown following top-kill by fire, especially in wetter stands
[13,22].  It produces numerous, minute seeds that are dispersed by wind,
and are important in colonizing recently burned areas [14].  Slow-moving
fires are more damaging to the roots and root crown of Booth willow than
are quick, hot fires; therefore the latter result in more sprouts [13].

  


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Small shrub, adventitious-bud root crown
   Ground residual colonizer (on-site, initial community)
   Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

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