How much to h2o newly planted trees?

Watering is one of the prime number keys to successful establishment after planting a tree and sadly there seems to be many conflicting arguments as to how much, how often and fifty-fifty how to water a tree. At Barcham, we have the following recommendations for yous:

    • Utilise a watering tin with a rose attachment on the end to h2o or a sprinkler or other such method that will administer waterslowly and at a low pressure, mimicking rainfall
    • Water should be practical to the base of the tree, evenly distributed over the entirety of the root-brawl to encourage fifty-fifty root development.
    • A newly planted tree should be watered in when planted, and at the signal of bud burst in the jump and should be connected throughout the spring and summertime until the leaves have fallen in autumn (for deciduous trees).
    • Watering is brash for the first 2 summers after planting, further to this the tree should be able to admission water from the surrounding soil.
    • You may demand to water evergreens a piffling during the winter months if it is especially dry, this does not need to be done routinely, and can be a response to a period of dry out weather.
    • During the height of summer, h2o should be practical at a charge per unit of 2 domestic bucket fulls (or 20 litres of water) every other day.  This figure is the aim to reach during the superlative of summer and can exist gradually increased to this in the leap and decreased earlier ceasing watering in the autumn.

   Tips to help make the well-nigh of your watering

    • If y'all are using an automated system to water your tree(s), check information technology regularly! Sadly, frequently by the time yous discover a change in your trees, there may already be some impairment done. Leaky pipes and drip irrigation systems can get clogged up over time.
    • Further to this, make sure that you are able to quantify the amount of water that y'all are applying to your tree and how often. This is true for automated irrigation systems and manual systems. If in that location is a problem, it is much easier to diagnose for you lot if y'all are able to provide this information.
    • Use organic mulch at the base of the tree to help retain water, preclude weed growth and also give you an indication of where yous demand to water! All of the Barcham planting kits are supplied with a bag of organic bawl mulch.
    • Be mindful that newly planted trees do need watering, even if information technology has been raining! Rain is useful in slowing up the volume of water needed by a newly planted tree, every bit it is oftentimes cooler during such periods, however it is the root-ball of the tree that needs watering and frequently rainfall will not fall this close to the base of the tree, due to the width of the canopy
    • Ensure that water is draining well abroad after ten minutes of application of h2o.
    • Ultimately be vigilant and use some common sense!

If yous would like some help with your watering, we supply Tree Watering Bags, which can be purchased with your tree(s). These help you to achieve all of the above, with minimal fuss!

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