FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Torreya californica | California Torreya 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Fire usually top-kills all size classes of this thin-barked species.  A
few large trees have survived fire but were badly scarred [10].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
California torreya sprouts from the roots, root crown, and bole
following fire [5,10,19].  Rate of recovery is not recorded in the literature.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Torreya californica | California Torreya