FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Quercus lyrata | Overcup Oak 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
DeSelm and Clebsch [5] reported that mature overcup oak trees are
somewhat resistant to direct mortality from fire, but barely survived
two to five prescribed fires between 1964 and 1988 [5].

In overcup oak, even minor injuries from fire can create avenues of
infection for heart rots, which can cause decadence and/or mortality
years later [39,41].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Young overcup oak trees may sprout after top-kill by fire.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
The usual fire season for bottomland hardwoods is fall, especially in
years when summer drought extends to fall and winter [36].

Related categories for Species: Quercus lyrata | Overcup Oak