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Fire burns cedar crowns killing the cedars. Shrubs and debris 

 burn; most peat, and cedar seed within It, remains unburned. 







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Cedar 

 seedling 



Fresh 

 water 



Peat 



Glacial 

 rubble 



Pure 



cedar 



stand 



Next Growing Season 



Light and warmth reach the forest floof. With no interfering 



shrubs or debris, seed stored in the upper layers of the peat germinates. 



Even-aged Monotypic Cedar Forest 



or 



A second fire after germination 

 generally destroys the entire crop. 

 Cedar will not regenerate. 



Figure 25. Effects of fire during high water in Atlantic white cedar wetlands. 



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