FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Fraxinus nigra | Black Ash 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Black ash is easily damaged by fire [2,33].

Prior to 1871 in Quebec, ash forests containing black ash and American
elm burned in mostly stand-replacing fires, with a fire cycle of about
63 years [2].

In northwestern Minnesota and west-central Canada, fires swept into
boreal forests from open prairies, killing black ash and other
fire-sensitive species [20].

Little information is available concerning black ash fire survival
strategies.  It probably survives fire by sprouting and colonizes burned
sites through wind-dispersed seed.


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tree with adventitious-bud root crown/soboliferous species root sucker
   Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)

Related categories for Species: Fraxinus nigra | Black Ash