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This study aims to assess the recovery of piñon and juniper seedlings in relation to different fire impacts and environmental factors.

July 5, 2026Fire EcologyOpen Access

Piñon pine and juniper seedling regeneration persists at burned edges but remains limited two decades after large wildfires

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Randomized trial examines seedling recovery in piñon-juniper woodlands, indicating resilience challenges.

This study aims to assess the recovery of piñon and juniper seedlings in relation to different fire impacts and environmental factors.
Examined three 25+-year-old fires in western Colorado.
Compared plant recovery in unburned, interior burned, and edge burned plots.
Analyzed seedling recovery, microsite conditions, and percent cover of understory plant functional groups.
Tree regeneration was highest in edge burned plots compared to interior plots.
Piñon seedling presence was negatively correlated with non-native plant cover and positively correlated with mature piñon density.
Juniper seedlings were positively associated with mature juniper density and 1-h and 10-h fuels.

Woolet et al. (2026) studied this question.

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