How to help look after street trees
Watering trees
Our trees, especially the young ones, need a lot of water. In the summer months from May to September, two full time parks service members are out watering 5 days a week
The parks service have two watering trucks with 1,100 litre water butts (or bowsers) and in dry conditions we take one or two extra water butts with us.
How to help water street trees
To help water street trees you can:
- use the pipe our trees are planted with and pour water directly to the roots
- pour water into the 50litre sacks that some trees are planted with, giving young trees a steady trickle feed of water
The best time of day to water is in the evening after the sun has gone down.
Adding mulch around street trees
We put mulch around trees to:
- help cool their roots and retain water in summer
- handle water-logging in winter
- keep weeds at bay
We mostly do this for trees in parks and open spaces, but mulch can be put around street trees too.
How to help with mulching
To help with mulching you can:
- place mulch about 10cm deep and 50cm around the tree
- take care not to place it too close to the tree trunk, so the trunk does not rot
- make sure it does not spill over from the tree pit onto the pavement
Weeding trees
Weeding around our trees is needed because weeds:
- compete for water, nutrients and light
- threaten the survival and early growth of new trees
How to help with weeding
You can help with weeding in Haringey by pulling up any weeds around trees on your street.
