Stop Watering Your Lawn, AND Save Your TreesHow to keep those trees alive

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Why Turf Removal is SO Important

● Comparative water use is very high● Ornamental turf has minimal

economic and habitat value● Runoff is expensive and wasteful● Maintenance pollutes● We’re TERRIBLE at watering it!

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1000 Square Feet of Grass in SoCal

How much it needs (14,500 gallons)

How much most of us apply (37,000 gallons)

Very achievable (24,600 gallons)

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How Grass Likes to Be Watered

2 inches of grass

4-6 inchesRoot Watering Zone

Frequent shallow watering. Can take as much water as you give it. Likes “wet feet.”

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How Trees Like to Be Watered

Infrequent deep watering. Deeper roots mean healthier longer-lived trees.

40 foot tall tree

18-24 inchesRoot Watering Zone

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Why We Should NOTPlant Trees in Grass

But we do, so...We have to be mindful when we take turf out

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Questions Worth Asking

Is the tree healthy and can it survive the stress?

Is the tree problematic or a pest?

Is it worth saving or better to replace with a different variety?

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The Basics of Turf Removal

● Stop watering the grass to help kill it but, keep watering the trees!

● With warm season grasses we dig out the turf—taking great care to protect the tree roots!

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Things to Be Careful Of!

Physical root or trunk damage from excavation or sod cutters

Changes in the amount of water the tree is used to getting from watering grass

Compacting the soil around the tree roots

Changing the grade around the tree roots

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Change Your Irrigation System

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Switching to Drip Irrigation

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How the Drip Tubing Looks

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Your New Watering Schedule

You WERE watering your lawn in June 36 minutes per week6 minutes on 6 days

Now you’ll water your tree in June94 minutes per week30 minutes on 3 days

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Why the Watering Schedule Changes So Much

Spray Nozzle (Rain Bird 15-series VAN)

Why it’s popular Can adjust to any shape

between 90 and 360 degrees

1.58 in/hrPrecipitation rate at 30 psi

Rotary Nozzle (Hunter MP Rotator 1000 Series)

Why it’s popular75% efficiency; easy to upgrade

0.39 in/hrPrecipitation rate at 40 psi

Drip Tubing (0.4 GPH with 18-inch spacing)

Why it’s popular 90% efficiency; reduced runoff; can select by soil and plant type

0.30 in/hrPrecipitation rate at 20-50 psi

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Learn How to Do It Yourself

Switch2Drip for Trees Kitshttp://Switch2Drip.com/Trees

Switch2Drip for Trees Guidehttp://Switch2Drip.com/TreeGuide

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About Water Wise Now

We help homeowners and small businesses use less water in the landscape.● Guides written for homeowners● Professional-grade equipment● Conservation consultations for

homeowners, HOAs● Water Management services for

HOAs, commercial, and municipal properties