FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Larix decidua | European Larch 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
NO-ENTRY


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
NO-ENTRY


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
The thick, tightly packed litter produced by European larch may produce
fire behavior that differs from what occurs in natural fuels in North
America [18].

The caloric value of ovendried European larch needles ranged from 4,608
to 4,637 calories per gram.  The caloric value of ovendry litter
averaged 3,996 calories per gram [8].

European larch was planted in a fuelbreak on a dry, sandy site in
Wexford County, Michigan, in 1967.  After 6 years, European larch had the
highest survival (45 percent) and growth (60 inches [152 cm]) of the
nine species planted [23].

Related categories for Species: Larix decidua | European Larch