Question

In the southeast, how many months would you recommend watering a tree that was 3 inches in caliper at planting? How much water would you provide during the growing season per week if there had been no rain?

Answer 1

CALIPER IS THE MEASURE OF TREE CANOPY

TREES SHOULD BE WATERED AFTER PLANTING OR WITHIN 4 TO 6 HR OF PLANTING .EVEN IT IS RAINING TREES STILL NEEDS ADDITIONAL WATER ,ROOT BALLS DRY OUT VERY QUIKLY WHILE ABOVE GROUND AFTER PLANTING TREES SHOULD BE WATERED ONCE A WEEK FROM THE TIME THEY ARE PLANTED UNTIL THEY LOSE THEIR LEAVES IN THE FALL AND THE PULL OF WATER IS GONE .WATER MAY BE SKIPPED IN A WEEK IF THE TREE RECEIVES 1 INCH OF RAINFALL FOR MORE THAN A WEEK .IN SOUTHEAST REGION RECOMMENDED TO WATER 2 TO 6 MONTHS IF THERE IS NO RAIN FALL

THE QUANTITY OF WATER NEEDED EACH WEEK DEPENDS UPON THE SIZE OF TREE .THE RULE OF THUMB IS A TREE NEEDS 5 GALLONS OF WATER PLUS 5 GALLONS FOR EACH INCH CALIPER .THUS A THREE INCH CALLIPER TREE NEEDS 20 GALLONS OF WATER EACH WEEK