How to Know if You’re Over or Under Watering Your Tree + How to Help Stop Transplant Shock

Brian Sieber, district manager from Davey’s Cincinnati, office talks about over and under watering trees, stopping transplant shock, fall planting and his favorite trees.  

In this episode we cover:  

• 2022 weather in Cincinnati (0:38)  
• Underwatered trees (1:10)  
• How the size and maturity of trees plays into drought (1:44)  
• Deciding when to water a tree (2:13)  
• Importance of watering young and newly planted trees (3:20)  
• Overwatering trees (4:20)  
• How to tell if a tree is over or underwatered (5:15)  
• Is overwatering or underwatering worse for trees? (6:00)  
• Transplant shock for trees (6:25)  
• How to plant transplanted trees (7:48)  
• Negative impacts of planting too deep (10:30)  
• Safest time to plant trees (11:20)  
• Brian’s favorite trees (14:20)  
• Brian’s career with Davey (15:50) 

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.  

To learn more about the signs of over and underwatered trees, read our blog, Signs of Underwatering Trees or Overwatering Trees. 

To learn more about helping trees recover from transplant shock, read our blog, Helping Trees Recover from Transplant Shock. 

To learn more about fall tree planting, read our blog, Fall Tree Care Checklist: Seasonal Tips.  

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