Amount of litter will vary with age of the stand, degree of crown closure, species and age of rough. Grass is the major fuel component. Overstory is usually pine. Gallberry and palmetto form a brush-type understory. Pine litter is a significant component of this fuel type.
Primary species are various bays, maple, gum, wax-myrtle, and pond pine.
Some species present have waxy leaves with a high oil content. 10 Medium 15 High 20 Slash in Place- normally follows a clearcut or heavy thinning operation where the debris is not piled. Limbing gate piles should be excluded because of residual smoke production. Due to heavy fuel loading, fuel arrangement, and large fuel size, inefficient burning produces great amounts of smoke and particulate matter for long time periods.