FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Fagus grandifolia | American Beech 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Fire  usually top-kills American beech. Mortality of young trees is related to fire severity:  Cool fires kill 40 to 50 percent
of the seedlings and saplings[16,36].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
Fire wounds may serve as entrance courts for a host of decaying fungi
[41].


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Beech trees that survive a fire regenerate by root suckering or stump
sprouting [29,41].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Fire could create favorable conditions for beech production.  Fire could
reduce the litter and humus layer, expose roots, or injure the parent
tree, creating conditions for the production of sucker shoots [39].

Related categories for Species: Fagus grandifolia | American Beech