FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Fraxinus americana | White Ash 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Fire kills the aboveground stem and crown of white ash [21].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
Fire wounds can increase a tree's susceptibility to insects and decay by
weakening the plant and providing entry points.  Compared with other
hardwoods, white ash is moderatley susceptible to fire-damage-induced
decay [33].


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
McGee [21] found that after fires of varying intensity in a stand of
5-year-old saplings the number of white ash stems per acre increased as
follows:

                    Area 1         Area 2         Area 3         Area 4       
                    Burn           Burn           No Burn        Burn
                    Moderate       Light          Control        Severe

Saplings            424            215            123            109
Postfire increase   +91            +66            +13            +42


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Fraxinus americana | White Ash