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FIRE ECOLOGY

SPECIES: Vaccinium corymbosum | Highbush Blueberry
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : Highbush blueberry is not rhizomatous [25]. Little quantitative information has been written about its sprouting ability; what has been reported appears contradictory . Vander Kloet [24] described highbush blueberry as crown forming shrubs from a single bole that occasionally sucker "when disturbed or burnt." Describing V. ashei [V. corymbosum] Camp [2] stated that the species occurs where protected from fire and that "the ease by which various of its forms are killed by fire may explain their apparent scarcity today in certain areas where they might be expected." These authors indicate that highbush blueberry is not a vigorous sprouter following fire. However, a study by LeBlanc and Leopold [11] in a central New York shrubby swamp thicket indicates that highbush blueberry is a good sprouter following disturbance. Two years after stems were cut at ground level, highbush blueberry sprouts averaged 6.9 inches (17.4 cm) in height. LeBlanc and Leopold concluded that this population of highbush blueberry was being maintained through sprout recruitment. Thus, at least at this central New York site, highbush blueberry is a vigorous sprouter following disturbance. Fire may create shade-free environments favorable for highbush blueberry growth. It seems probable that highbush blueberry seeds would be dispersed onto burned sites in animal droppings. POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : Tall shrub, adventitious-bud root crown Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

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