Epicormic shoots are the means by which trees regrow after coppicing or pollarding, where the tree's trunk or branches are cut back on a regular cycle.
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Dogwood trees which are susceptible to a fungal infection known as dogwood anthracnose ( " Discula destructiva " ) will sometimes send out epicormic shoots when they are dying from the disease.
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The largish leaves and light suckering point to hybrid origin, and suggest that the tree may be identical to the " l'orme tortillard " it has frequent'bosses'on trunk and branches, which sprout epicormic shoots.
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Plants have evolved a variety of strategies to survive ( or even require ) bushfires, ( possessing epicormic shoots or lignotubers that sprout after a fire, or developing fire-resistant or fire-triggered seeds ) or even encourage fire ( eucalypts contain flammable oils in the leaves ) as a way to eliminate competition from less fire-tolerant species.
