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Disclaimer on irrigation requirements
Many factors govern irrigation requirements on recently planted trees. Some of these
are listed below. These must be considered and irrigation needs adjusted accordingly.
Irrigation is more art than science.
- species
- climate
- time
of year
- irrigation
frequency
- root
bound nursery stock or not
- irrigation
amount
- sun/shade
- amendments
in planting bed
- plant
size
- irrigation
duration and delivery schedule
- mulch
depth and type
- soil
drainage
- rainfall
amount and patterns
- root
ball slicing
- planting
on raised berm vs. level ground
- irrigation
placement
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- slope
- plant
spacing
- soil
type
- depth
to water table
- subsurface
compacted soil layers
- planting
depth
- soil
fertility
- pruning
timing and amount
- presence
of existing root systems
- salt
air, wind
- soil
compaction
- plant
nutrition status
- fertilizer
application
- stage
of growth
- available
soil volume
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