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" Emrys Davies" wrote:

'Ian',

'How many minutes with a hosepipe' is not relevant when
considering when or how to water trees or plants.

Yeah I was being a little facetious, 'cos very few sources seem to talk
quantities.

The idea is to keep the roots moist and prevent them from drying out.

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A gallon or so per tree should
suffice providing you trickle the water in slowly, otherwise it will
simply run away and get lost.

Both trees? The multi-stem B Pendula is a *lot* bigger than the Snow
Queen, so i would expect it to have a bigger appetite.

Dampening the foliage will also be advantageous.

Cheers for that.

Now, given that it has rained very little round here recently and the
soil is drier than usual (and it is still a little frosty) would you
recommend leaving the regime for a couple of weeks?

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