Midland TreeKeepers

Don't forget to keep watering your trees this winter! They may be sleeping, but they still love to drink water.

Watering During Our Winter Drought

While we had great rain this summer, unfortunately, we haven't had much since. Midland is currently under a severe drought, according to the US Drought Monitor. Your trees still need water this winter, even though they may be sleeping.

Established trees need a minimum of one inch of water over the entire root zone each month according to James Tuttle , a KMB TreeKeeper member. James recommends an inch and a half be applied. He also recommends it is better to water all at one time rather than splitting up the amount watered over several days (1/2” Monday and 1/2” Thursday is the same on the water bill as 1” on Monday and it gets deeper and it doesn’t dry out as quickly).

The ‘entire root zone’ is important so if you have large trees, that could mean watering large areas. New trees (up to two year old) need 10 gallons per inch caliper twice a week spring and summer and once a week fall and winter. Weather must be considered. Trees are an investment on your property as are your plants and turf. Be certain to take care of them this winter and pray for rain.

It was a beautiful morning to learn about trees!!

A couple of hiccups didn't keep us down! We had our Tree Planting Seminar at the Scarborough-Lineberry House on Saturday with Midland TreeKeepers and it was a success.

We learned about the right tree for the right place, how to properly plant a tree, and when and how to prune a tree. There were tons of questions and our treekeepers were amazing at answering every one of them!

Thank you all for joining us Saturday morning!