FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Pinus clausa | Sand Pine 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Sand pine is killed by moderate- to high-severity fires [16].
Low-severity ground fires will not kill mature trees, but this type of
fire is rare in sand pine communities.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
After a fire, the numerous closed cones stored in the crown release
their seeds.  A severe fire prepares a good seedbed and removes scrub
vegetation.  Seeds germinate and the stand replaces itself [1,16].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Wildfire in sand pine stands usually exhibits extreme and uncontrollable
behavior.  For instance, a fire in Ocala National Forest in 1935 burned
5,670 acres (2,295 ha) in 4 hours [16].  Because of fire suppression,
many sand pine stands are aging and will be replaced by oak.  Prescribed
fire in sand pine stands has been restricted because of air quality
concerns and because they are considered dangerous.  Doren and others
[3] tested a sand pine fuel model and found prescribed burning in sand
pine scrub can be accomplished effectively and safely.  Methods used
included blacklining and reducing standing biomass along the stand
perimeter.

Related categories for Species: Pinus clausa | Sand Pine