FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Pinus balfouriana | Foxtail Pine 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Low intensity, infrequent fires do not have much effect on foxtail
pines.  Although the density of associated shrubs and herbs might be
enough to carry periodic fires, most individuals grow in habitats where
fuels are nonexistant.  Even though fire injury provides an entrance
channel for decay organisms, trees several hundred years of age have
survived fire [13].

The charred remains of trees struck by lightning in the southern Sierra
Nevada are evidence that periodic fires do occur, although they seldom
spread over large treeline areas.  This is due to the wide spacing of
trees, 30 to 60 feet (10-20 m) apart and the lack of fuels from a forest
floor composed primarily of mineral earth and rocks [1].


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 : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Pinus balfouriana | Foxtail Pine