Check out the pages and videos below, and be sure to visit sactree.com to learn even more about caring for trees!
Learn the bucket method to help young trees: tips
Worried about your trees this summer? Grab a bucket – preferably one with a hole near the bottom. “Using a bucket is a great way to give trees—particularly young trees—the extra water they need, without wasting water,” says Pamela Frickmann Sanchez, Education Program Manager for the Sacramento Tree Foundation. Read the full article here.
VIDEO: How to Give Young Trees the Water They Need Using the “Bucket Method”
Trees younger than 5 years old are most at risk during the hot summer months. To thrive, they need water delivered slowly and deeply, ideally using drip irrigation. When drip irrigation is not possible, trees need extra help. Learn the “bucket method” for efficiently watering young trees in this brief video produced in partnership with our friends at the Sacramento Tree Foundation.
Learn more about the Bucket Method for watering young trees in this public service video featuring PCWA’s Linda Higgins and the Colfax High School “Bucket Band”
