Do you LOVE trees? Do you get nutty over walnut trees? Weepy at the sight of a willow? Want to cuddle with a conifer?
At Be Water Smart, we want to make sure our urban forest stays with us for generations to come, even as climate change is projected to bring more frequent drought years.
We’ve partnered with our friends at the Sacramento Tree Foundation to provide some tips for efficiently watering your trees when the weather is dry.
Check out the pages and videos below, and be sure to visit sactree.com to learn even more about caring for trees!
How to water your mature trees: tips and video
How to water your young trees: tips and video
How to Water Young Trees
How to Water Mature Trees
Publications
Grow Your Shade: Fall is the best tree-planting season in the Sacramento region by Debbie Arrington
Tips for Watering Fruit Trees by Debbie Arrington
Tips for Tree Care During Drought from the Sacramento Tree Foundation
We Need Trees, and Trees Need Water from the Sacramento Tree Foundation
Necisitamos Árboles y los Árboles Necesitan Agua Sacramento Tree Foundation
Helpful infographic from the California Urban Forests Council
Learn you can help your trees survive a drought in this brief video featuring sustainable landscape expert Cheryl Buckwalter.
Tree Watering Guidelines – The bucket method from the Sacramento Tree Foundation
