Fire retardant trees
Trees As Living Firebreaks – Eco-friendly Fire Retardants At Work
Case studies show how fire retardant plantings helped protect property in fires in the Bridgetown / Balingup area in the southwest of WA. Similar observations were made after the Marysville fires where some trees played an important role as a fire shield.
This website lists the trees which have fire retardant qualities on the page “Planting Trees As Living Firebreaks”. They include may European species such as:
- Ash
- Crepe Myrtle
- Elm
- Maple
- Oak
- Ornamental Pears
- Ornamental Plums
- Poplar
- Plane Tree
- Willow
- Some Wattles
- Weeping Standards
- Other Ornamental Varieties
- Edible Fruit Varieties
