tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post5868912084147968922..comments2024-03-29T05:43:23.158-07:00Comments on The Farmer Fred® Rant: Don't Water a Tree's TrunkFred Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501190876515519882noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-26006423696106416252019-09-07T08:42:46.282-07:002019-09-07T08:42:46.282-07:00I always thought water shouldn't be against th...I always thought water shouldn't be against the tree because it will cause it to rot.Lawn and tree servicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527951986492398587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-14693814404432583072014-11-09T12:34:16.162-08:002014-11-09T12:34:16.162-08:00Hi Farmer Fred, thank you for your tree trunk prot...Hi Farmer Fred, thank you for your tree trunk protection rant! My arborist said the same thing,<br />however I have been unable as yet to find something effective. One very ugly idea is sheet<br />metal about 4' high circled well away from the trunk but high enough to prevent the battering of the sprinkler. A little spray would rise, but a lot less than direct hit. What is your take on this? Lanna in Sacrament, CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-14096178298184251792014-07-30T08:40:07.798-07:002014-07-30T08:40:07.798-07:00Of course, by watching nature we can know the best...Of course, by watching nature we can know the best care for trees. Watch the rain how it gets softened and spread by the leaves and were it falls. Notice how considerably dryer it is by the trunk during a storm. We as Arborist should mimic nature not make it up Open Heart Gardener.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-68107263620305052372010-09-12T22:06:21.311-07:002010-09-12T22:06:21.311-07:00Very good information! I would have never known th...Very good information! I would have never known this, altough it does make sense. Thank you very much! I am sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685284916629945148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-89270214636102809062010-09-12T01:03:46.980-07:002010-09-12T01:03:46.980-07:00Whoa! Another arborist here applauds this advice,...Whoa! Another arborist here applauds this advice, Fred & Analisa! Only the one-cell-thick root hairs take up water and nutrients - not the big scaffold roots originating from the trunk, but the branched down outlying peripheral root system near the dripline and beyond!!!Ray Morneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619461279778158371noreply@blogger.com