[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[Dick]

Thanks, Blaze, for your input. I concur.

Dick Gross,
MGV, U of A Maricopa County Cooperative Extension

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "blaze mason" <silkNblaze at hotmail.com>
To: <tacarle54 at qwest.net>; <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page


>I have a willow acacia that is about 4 years old, and I have found that 
>drip irrigation is not deep enough watering and is too frequent. My 
>suggestion is to take the tree off the drip system and create a basin 
>around it (to the edge of the outermost leaves, known as the drip line), 
>and then let a hose run on a light but steady stream for several hours. 
>Sometimes I let mine run for 5 or 6 hours, but I only do it every month or 
>two in the  hot weather and even less frequently when it cools off. To 
>bring your tree back, you might have to water it that deeply every week 
>until it starts to green up again. I love this tree too, so I wish you luck 
>in reviving it. Peace, blaze mason, Tucson (not a master gardener)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <tacarle54 at qwest.net>
> To: <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 8:26 PM
> Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page
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>
>>
>> 85242
>> tacarle54 at qwest.net
>>
>> I have a new home (11 months old) that came with landscaping which 
>> included a willow acacia tree, 15 gallon. It was beautiful until about 1 
>> week ago when suddenly the leaves started dying and falling off. It has 
>> lost about 3/4 of its leaves. I have a drip irrigation system. What can I 
>> do to keep it from dying completely. I never trimed it. Is this 
>> necessary? What type of care does this type of tree need. I love it and 
>> want to save it.
>>
>>
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