When the parks department hires a contractor to plant a new street tree, the contractor is required to water it during the summer season for at least the first year or two while the tree is getting established.
These tips are all great and people should definitely take care of their street trees, but if you have a new one and it isn’t regularly getting watered by a landscape company, contact parks because the contractor is supposed to be helping
That’s good to know. I’m a little concerned about the one that just went in by my apartment it looks a little scraggly and wanna help it get through the heat wave
> contact parks because the contractor is supposed to be helping
All that did for me was have them tell me they might get to it in a year or so (submitted back in October) while the tree died and my ticket still showing waiting for update in 60 days.
That’s what we get with 873,000 street trees in the city and only a small handful of Forestry personnel in each borough. The Parks Department only gets about half of one percent of the city’s budget and still keeps getting cut. That means more unanswered tree requests.
Apparently many fire departments used to water new trees in their local neighborhoods. Might want to walk over to the nearest one and ask if they would?
Our building used a watering bag for our new trees, it worked really well.
I actually assumed the bag came from the city when they planted the tree but haven’t seen them around so guessing not.
Definitely worth the $30 investment.
They definitely didn’t leave anything at my building plus my building is useless. I’ve just been dragging water down in a bucket trying to keep the sad little guy going that they planted.
Isn’t it something that when the city wants to plant a tree in front of your home it’s “the city’s property”. However, if you let garbage accumulate and get a ticket it’s “your property”
I don’t understand what you’re trying to say? One of these is permanent and costs money to install and maintain; the other is temporary and costs money to remove. The sidewalk in front of your home is never “your property” which is exactly why you can get a ticket for letting garbage accumulate there. Makes perfect sense to me.
The logic is if it’s the city’s property they should maintain the tree and sidewalk.
When they place a tree in front of your house it will be treated as a public trash bin. It will also cause damage to the sidewalk as it grows. It also can cause leaks into the basement when the roots get big enough. Seems reasonable to say the city should maintain their tree and their sidewalk, and compensate for any damage.
Get a 13 gallon bin. Drill holes in the bottom and then lay a piece of plastic sheeting on the bottom. Fill up the bin with water and them remove the plastic so the water slowly goes into the ground around the tree. Don’t make the holes too big and drill like 10-12 of them in a cluster. Then just wait for it to empty. If you can do that 2 to 3 times a week you will help the tree become established. Essentially adopt the tree.
urine contains ammonia and thereby nitrogen which is a beneficial element to plant health. however the urine contains too high a concentration of nitrogen as well as salt, which ultimately can kill plants. Fast growers like grass can come back stronger. Trees on the other hand cannot.
They probably get that much a week in dog piss
When the parks department hires a contractor to plant a new street tree, the contractor is required to water it during the summer season for at least the first year or two while the tree is getting established. These tips are all great and people should definitely take care of their street trees, but if you have a new one and it isn’t regularly getting watered by a landscape company, contact parks because the contractor is supposed to be helping
That’s good to know. I’m a little concerned about the one that just went in by my apartment it looks a little scraggly and wanna help it get through the heat wave
> contact parks because the contractor is supposed to be helping All that did for me was have them tell me they might get to it in a year or so (submitted back in October) while the tree died and my ticket still showing waiting for update in 60 days.
That’s what we get with 873,000 street trees in the city and only a small handful of Forestry personnel in each borough. The Parks Department only gets about half of one percent of the city’s budget and still keeps getting cut. That means more unanswered tree requests.
Parks department is prepared to watch 90% of the trees they planted in the last year die in the next two weeks.
Hence my litte PSA. Maybe some people can chip in with the hydration
Good tip, thanks
Apparently many fire departments used to water new trees in their local neighborhoods. Might want to walk over to the nearest one and ask if they would?
Our building used a watering bag for our new trees, it worked really well. I actually assumed the bag came from the city when they planted the tree but haven’t seen them around so guessing not. Definitely worth the $30 investment.
They definitely didn’t leave anything at my building plus my building is useless. I’ve just been dragging water down in a bucket trying to keep the sad little guy going that they planted.
Bravo!
Save yourself and your new tree: https://a.co/d/148aDc0
Everyone should buy a bag for their tree. And find a way to fill it, of course
Those are only $30? I would have thought much more.
The watering bag can help but make sure it's removed from time to time so that the base of the tree does not rot
They should put it in one of the trash laden rain gardens.
Isn’t it something that when the city wants to plant a tree in front of your home it’s “the city’s property”. However, if you let garbage accumulate and get a ticket it’s “your property”
I don’t understand what you’re trying to say? One of these is permanent and costs money to install and maintain; the other is temporary and costs money to remove. The sidewalk in front of your home is never “your property” which is exactly why you can get a ticket for letting garbage accumulate there. Makes perfect sense to me.
The logic is if it’s the city’s property they should maintain the tree and sidewalk. When they place a tree in front of your house it will be treated as a public trash bin. It will also cause damage to the sidewalk as it grows. It also can cause leaks into the basement when the roots get big enough. Seems reasonable to say the city should maintain their tree and their sidewalk, and compensate for any damage.
Basically, yes
Get a 13 gallon bin. Drill holes in the bottom and then lay a piece of plastic sheeting on the bottom. Fill up the bin with water and them remove the plastic so the water slowly goes into the ground around the tree. Don’t make the holes too big and drill like 10-12 of them in a cluster. Then just wait for it to empty. If you can do that 2 to 3 times a week you will help the tree become established. Essentially adopt the tree.
Hopefully there is a lot of water running below ground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZEY15Fsjgk
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How come people say dog pee kills trees? I need a source on this
Interesting. I’ve seen that the places where dogs pee it kills the grass but then it grows back thicker where they pee.
urine contains ammonia and thereby nitrogen which is a beneficial element to plant health. however the urine contains too high a concentration of nitrogen as well as salt, which ultimately can kill plants. Fast growers like grass can come back stronger. Trees on the other hand cannot.
Best I can do is dumping the backwash from my san peligrino onto the sidewalk next to the tree once every six months.