Fruit trees need watering - Woodland near Sainsbury DKH

[Jimi Henrdrix07]

We got the Southwark Council to put in fruit trees on the Woodland area beside Sainsbury on Dog Kennel Hill and behind the Adventure Playground but they need watering for this hot weather we are having - so if you can bring a container of water and even only water one tree that might help SAVE them? Cheers

[titch juicy]

three days of hot weather amidst the rainiest summer on record so far, and they need watering.

[Jimi Henrdrix07]

I am afraid so Juicy, the leaves are falling off as the roots are deep for fruit trees :-)

[pipsky2008]

I haven't seen the trees in question but also the high winds we have had will will make it hard to take root if the trunks are not firmly staked for the first 3 or so years, mulching around the base helps as does keeping the area around the base weed free.

[titch juicy]

Jimmy Fixit Wrote:

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> I am afraid so Juicy, the leaves are falling off

> as the roots are deep for fruit trees :-)

incredible-. who knew fruit trees were such big drinkers? :-)

[Hare]

The Tree Council have some useful information downloads:

http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/images/Community_Action_Programme/drought_and_tree_care.pdf (watering trees in a drought)

and, at the opposite end of the weather spectrum....

http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/press-and-news/item/download/242 (caring for young trees in unsettled weather)

[CJ_Scott]

The trees were doing well (put in last yr) but were pulled up temporarily while the new path was being laid. We've had lots of rain since but they're not happy.

[pipsky2008]

Jimmy Fixit Wrote:

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> We got the Southwark Council to put in fruit trees

> on the Woodland area beside Sainsbury on Dog

> Kennel Hill and behind the Adventure Playground

> but they need watering for this hot weather we are

> having - so if you can bring a container of water

> and even only water one tree that might help SAVE

> them? Cheers

I think they need resettling. I would be happy to come over with a spade and replant them. 10 L tree and shrub compost for each tree, 1 stake for each tree, 1 rubber fastener for each tree, a couple of packets of water retaining granules. PM to contact me. I am a horticulturalist.