Watering Heroes | Plymouth Tree People

Watering young trees is crucial for their survival. By agreeing to be a Watering Hero you are making a pledge to water your young tree during dry spells and in doing so you are giving your tree the best chance to establish!

With your help we will increase tree numbers in Plymouth - a gift for future generations.

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Watering Hero guidelines

Please read below and tick here

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Watering a tree with a watering can

Some of our trees have watering bags

How to be a watering hero

The most important thing to remember is to stay safe so do not step into the road or stand very close to the curb if your tree is a street tree. In particular be mindful that some vehicles can have large wing mirrors. Some tree guards have holes in them so you can fill the watering bags through the guards rather than going close to the road.

Most of our tree bags can hold up to 75 litres (or in some cases 100 litres) and they will release the water in them over approximately 3 – 5 hours. They do not need filling to the top but putting in a good amount will give the tree a good soak and encourage the roots to grow down.

A 10-litre watering can costs only 2p to fill from the tap and filling the whole watering bag, less than 10p. But, why not use water collected in water butts or old bath water. If you would like a Plymouth Tree People watering can then tick the box on the Watering Hero form and we will have one delivered.

Young street trees can’t have too much water! They need up to 50 litres of water a week and in order to help them establish we do use paid-for contractors to water our trees during hot and dry periods. But whatever you can give them, in addition to this, will help them thrive, rather than just survive.

If you are moving house or no longer want to be a Watering Hero for your chosen tree then do let us know via the contact page.

As well as being a PTP Watering Hero, have you considered joining PTP as a member? It’s free and you will receive a monthly Tree News email. You can also follow PTP on Instagram, Facebook and for notifications of our events, on Eventbrite.