FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green Ash 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Generalized fire effects information indicates that green ash is adapted
to disturbance by fire [3,24,43,53].  If the fire is hot enough to girdle
even mature trees, which have little protection from burning because of
their relatively thin bark, this species will sprout prolifically from
the root crown when the main stem is damaged [43].  To a lesser degree
postfire regeneration most likely involves the germination of on-site
canopy stored seed and/or off-site wind or water dispersed seed as well
[3,38,53].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tree with adventitious-bud root crown/soboliferous species root sucker
   Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)

Related categories for Species: Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green Ash