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Watering young trees even in spring is vital. These volunteers use three clean 6-gallon containers to
give an umbrella pine a weekly dose of life-sustaining water.
Young Trees Need Watering
Tips to give
plantings
a good start
Oregon’s Department of For-
estry is reminding urban dwellers
of the need to water trees even
in spring, especially this year for
new plantings because so little
rain fell during the month of May.
With trees leafed out and put-
ting on new growth, urban trees
need to be watered to survive and
thrive. Yet many people in Ore-
gon cities only start watering their
trees in the hot months of July and
August. By then it may be too late.
Kristin Ramstad, manager of
the Oregon Department of Forest-
ry’s Urban and Community For-
estry Assistance Program, points
to the Learning Landscape arbore-
tum at Meek School in northeast
Portland’s Concordia neighbor-
hood as an example of how irri-
gating trees in spring and summer
has helped non-native trees grow
faster and healthier.
“Watered every spring and
summer since being planted in
2010-12, trees in that arboretum
are already much taller than sim-
ilar trees which got watered only
for the first couple of years,” she
said.
“Lack of water can cause die-
back and even kill non-native trees
in Oregon,” she warned. “Trees
under stress are also more likely to
be attacked by insects. That seems
especially true for conifers.”
Ramstad said trees less than
three years old should get 10
to 15 gallons once a week from
the time they leaf out until early
fall. Older non-native trees might
need 20 to 25 gallons. “Let the
water slowly soak in. The goal
is to have the water get deep into
the root zone.”
She suggested keeping grass at
least 2 to 3 feet away from a tree’s
trunk to reduce competition for
water. “Mulching around the tree
also helps,” she said.
All newly planted trees require
watering to survive their first cou-
ple years.
Michelle Obama Book Cover Revealed
Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama has
revealed the book cover of her highly anticipated memoir, “Be-
coming,” which is scheduled to be published in November.
Mrs. Obama selected the cover photo for her book jacket
from a photo shoot that was done earlier this year.
“I’m thrilled to share with all of you the cover for Becom-
ing,” she wrote on Thursday. “The process of writing this book
has been so personally meaningful and illuminating for me.”
she said Thursday.
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing
storytelling, she invites readers into her world, chronicling the
experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the
south side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing
the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the
world’s most famous address.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama reveals the book cover
for her memoir “Becoming” which is scheduled for release
in November.