FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Pinus glabra | Spruce Pine 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Spruce pine occurs in wet bottomlands that rarely experience fire.  It
is not well adapted to fire:  the bark is thin and easily damaged, cones
are nonserotinous, and seedling establishment is not enhanced by fire
disturbances.  McCune [14] places spruce pine in the fire resilient
group of pines, largely due to its prolific seeding habit.  It does not
exhibit any other fire adaptations, nor is it an early colonizer of
disturbed areas (unless provided with a shade or nurse tree).


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tree without adventitious-bud root crown

Related categories for Species: Pinus glabra | Spruce Pine