{"id":298,"date":"2018-01-19T23:44:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T23:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arborhilltrees.com\/blog\/?p=298"},"modified":"2018-01-19T23:44:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T23:44:22","slug":"watering-trees-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arborhilltrees.com\/blog\/watering-trees-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Watering Trees In The Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Watering<\/a><\/p>\n

Your trees and shrubs are dependent on you for care and watering in the winter.\u00a0Watering trees in the winter is essential to a plant\u2019s survival but watering can be confusing and no hard fast rules always apply.<\/p>\n

Healthy trees and shrubs require regular and planned irrigation, but they must not be over watered.\u00a0 How<\/em> water is applied, how much<\/em> water is applied, and how often<\/em> it is applied are key factors in the new plants survival.<\/p>\n

Watering Trees In The Winter<\/h2>\n

HOW TO APPLY WATER TO TREES<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Newly planted trees will require 1\u201dof rain or water per week.\u00a0 If rain is not present, lay a soaker hose around the base of the tree or drip line of the tree to insure the water slowly soaks into the root ball of the tree.\u00a0 A more conservative approach is to use a clean 5 gallon container and poke a few \u00bc\u201d holes in the bottom to allow water to slowly drain water into the root ball of the tree.\u00a0 It is key to get water down into the root ball to a minimum depth of 12-18\u201d.\u00a0 The majority of the tree\u2019s absorbing roots are at this level.<\/p>\n

HOW MUCH WATER FOR TREES<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Apply 2-3 gallons of water for every 1\u201d in caliper of tree size.\u00a0 Example if you new tree is 2.0\u201d in caliper size you should apply 4 to 6 gallons of water per irrigation. For example: A soaker hose will dispense about 5 gallons of water per hour, or if you use the 5 gallon container technique (as described above) simply fill the bucket with water the number of times as needed to reach the required gallons per irrigation. For those customers in West Omaha, compacted clay soils tend to hold water, thus you need to add water at a slow pace per irrigation.\u00a0 \u00a0Evergreen trees use 50% or less of the above recommended amount of water.<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

HOW OFTEN TO WATER FOR TREES<\/strong><\/h3>\n

During our growing season, April 1st to October 1st, you should water you new trees once every ten days to two weeks during the first year.\u00a0 Again the goal is to keep the root ball moist at the rate of 1\u201d of water per week without over watering. \u00a0If it is rainy in early spring or fall, you can skip those weeks.\u00a0 If it is dry make sure you water those weeks.\u00a0 From November 1st<\/sup> to March 1st<\/sup>, you should reduce this watering routine to once or twice per month.<\/p>\n

TIPS FOR WATERING TREES IN THE WINTER<\/strong><\/h3>\n