The Sprucery

Watering

  • Trunk Size 1.5” = 15 Gallons Per Week = 2 Gallons Per Day or 5 Gallons 3x Per Week
  • Trunk Size 1.75” = 17.5 Gallons Per Week = 2.5 Gallons Per Day or 6 Gallons 3x Per Week
  • Trunk Size 2.0” = 20 Gallons Per Week = 3 Gallons Per Day or 7 Gallons 3x Per Week
  • Trunk Size 2.5” = 25 Gallons Per Week = 3.5 Gallons Per Day 8 Gallons 3x Per Week
  • Trunk Size 3” = 30 Gallons Per Week = 4 Gallons Per Day or 10 Gallons 3x Per Week
  • Trunk Size 3.5” = 35 Gallons Per Week = 5 Gallons Per Day or 12 Gallons 3x Per Week
  • Trunk Size 4” = 40 Gallons Per Week = 6 Gallons Per Day or 14 Gallons 3x Per Week


    For Evergreen trees a similar scale can be referenced using the trees height instead caliper.
    5’-6’ = 15 Gallons,  7’-8’ = 25 Gallons,  9’-10’ = 35 Gallons,   11’-12’ = 45 Gallons and so on.

For Drip Irrigation System ONLY
Drip – Set to water 30 min per day (drip is not on watering restrictions so can run as often as you need) Emitter sizes per perennials, shrubs, and trees

  • (1) 1gph emitter for #1 size perennials / grasses
  • (1) 2gph emitters for #3/ #5 size shrubs / grasses
  • (2) 2gph emitters for 1.5”-1.75” / 5’-6’
  • (3) 2gph emitters for 2.0”-2.5” / 7’-8’
  • (4) 2gph emitters for 3.0”-3.5” / 9’-10’
  • (5) 2gph emitters for 4.0”-4.5” / 11’-12’


For Clumps add sizes of each trunk to calculate correct watering amount.
Plus, in the Summer, water once a week in addition to drip, give it a deep soak by hand watering.

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