Evaluating Potential Changes in Fire Risk from Eucalyptus Plantings in the Southern United States

Table 2

Fuel load (Mg ha⁻¹) for Eucalyptus plantation fuelbeds at ages 3, 6, and 9 years.

Fuelbed strata	3 yr old	6 yr old	9 yr old
Canopy	5.83	30.48	37.44
Shrubs	0	0	0
Nonwoody	0.9	0.45	0.22
Woody	0	0.5	2
Litter	2	8	14
Ground	0	0	0