If you live in an area that's prone to wildfires but want to add trees to your landscape the good news is you can - as long as you choose the right variety. Deciduous trees, for example, are more fire-resistant than coniferous, evergreen ones. Their leaves have a higher moisture content and there are no leaves on the tree for several months of the year, which means the risk of ignition is lower.
The best fire-resistant trees are adapted to halt the progress of flames or at least slow down the fire. They tend to have a thick bark, a lack of branches low to the ground, and a high moisture content, plus they don't accumulate either dead wood or leaves. There are even some trees that thrive when periodically exposed to fire.
