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Thirsty Trees

The City is reminding everyone to water their greenery.  Thankfully there should be plenty of water to go around since the Tahoe ski areas are able to open over the Fourth of July weekend for mid-summer skiing!  Here's how to take care of our 16,250 trees per the City

The Parks Division encourages residents to water their City trees as well as their private property trees especially during these warm summer months. This will assist us in maintaining our beautiful urban forest. Younger trees should receive at least 5 gallons of water once each week, not only to keep the tree from dying, but also to help the young tree grow and remain healthy throughout its life cycle.

I'm also worried about gophers going for the roots of trees and shrubs.  Anyone else noticing a lot more gopher holes this summer?

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3 responses to “Thirsty Trees”

  1. Mike

    I’ve actually noticed less gophers this year in my backyard. We had a patch that used to get pretty thrashed by gophers that’s smooth and quiet now.

  2. holyroller

    Who reading this web site watered “THEIR TREE” today?
    A few days ago?
    I thought the Gardeners did it?
    I.. Have to apply water, by myself, alone, to a tree?-Is that safe? Really?
    “They planted it, they should take care of it.”
    Water is to expensive.
    Which one are you?

  3. jennifer

    I water street trees almost weekly in summer–not mine, which are mature and don’t need extra water, but other trees around my neighborhood that need help. In my opinion, it is well worth the investment to improve the streetscape.
    Burlingame is particularly attractive and special because of our beautiful, graceful trees. The Parks Dept. does an incredible job to make sure the newly planted trees get some water. But they function on minimal staffing and have budgetary issues in hard times. They need help from everyone who has access to a hose or even water jug. It is wasteful to plant trees that don’t survive due to lack of water. They will eventually need to be plucked out and replaced, and I’d be willing to bet that doing so costs more than the water needed to get them started the first year or so. Check out this informational website if you aren’t aware of the benefits of an urban forest.
    http://www.arborday.org/trees/benefits.cfm

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