Epifanova T. Yu.
Проблемы ботаники Южной Сибири и Монголии 2019; 1(18): 489-495
Manchurian Apricot - Armeniaca mandshurica (Maxim.) Kostina is one of the rare fruit trees of the FarEast. A. mandshurica belongs to relict plants of the Primorsky Krai of the Russian Federation. Moreover, in our opinionit belongs to strongly regressing relics, because the occurrence of apricot is reduced, and large populations disappearunder the anthropogenic pressure. The forest vegetation of the most developed part of the Primorsky Krai, within therange of A. mandshurica, has been largely affected by the annual forest fires. Frequent forest fires, destroying the younggeneration of apricot, threaten the extinction of this species in the Southern Primorye of the Russian Federation. Thisarticle presents preliminary results of studying the resistance of A. mandshurica to fire, as well as the effect of fire on itsnatural regeneration in the forests of the Far East. We noted the increased ability of A. mandshurica to resist fire. Afterfires, damaged and burnt specimens are again able to produce shoots, mainly from the root neck.
