FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Quercus palustris | Pin Oak 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Light surface fires in bottomland hardwood stands readily top-kill pin
oak seedlings and saplings.  Under more severe fire conditions,
sawtimber-sized trees may also be top-killed.  Large trees often sustain
fire wounds [20,23,25].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Top-killed seedlings and young pin oak trees sprout from the root
collar.  Fire wounds facilitate entry of decay-causing fungi [19,20].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Fire should not be used as a management tool in bottomland hardwood
forests because of the susceptibility to fire of most bottomland
species [20].

Related categories for Species: Quercus palustris | Pin Oak