One is seeing trees of all different sizes.
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| Pine and prairie mosaic February 2011 |
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| Pine island June 2011 |
Other years, drought and lightning do the job on their own.
Jun 26, 2011
Fire is this tree's best friend
What are the signs of a healthy slash pine forest?
One is seeing trees of all different sizes.
Another is that they are periodically burned.
Sometimes that means setting prescribed fires.
Other years, drought and lightning do the job on their own.
One is seeing trees of all different sizes.
Other years, drought and lightning do the job on their own.
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I've heard that before. Interesting how certain trees (lots of them pine) that need a good fire to open their seed cones, or help the growth along.
It's almost antithetical to the human eye, but the ecosystem depends on it. The regular fire regime also clears out the vegetation that over time without fire would crowd them out.
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