Winds a blowin'

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Oh no!!! Hope there is no damage other than the trees:( love your enclosure though!
 

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Ah geeze! Are the trees salvageable?
 

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2 CA pepper trees might be. But they are shallow roots, and I'm tired of worrying about them. Will probably replace them. Maybe places for dwarf mulberry trees? [emoji2][emoji269]

Set that hose down at the base of any tree you have growing, and want to keep, and turn the water on just enough to puddle around the tree and then walk away for a day or two...deep watering is essential to tree survival in your (and my) high wind areas...there is no other fix....deep tap root will grow and then turn a sprinkler on at the base of the tree and turn the water up so that it spreads out the same width as the tree canopy and leave it on for no less than an hour...this will aid your lateral roots in expanding to offer balance for the overall tree....just saying.
 

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Set that hose down at the base of any tree you have growing, and want to keep, and turn the water on just enough to puddle around the tree and then walk away for a day or two...deep watering is essential to tree survival in your (and my) high wind areas...there is no other fix....deep tap root will grow and then turn a sprinkler on at the base of the tree and turn the water up so that it spreads out the same width as the tree canopy and leave it on for no less than an hour...this will aid your lateral roots in expanding to offer balance for the overall tree....just saying.
Thank you! Good advice! And sorry for the late reply..I am not getting some notifications that I should be getting. [emoji34]
 

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I gave you a like, not because you're poor trees got blown down, definitely not happy about that. But for sharing it with us.
Thank you, Jay. You folks truly understand the loss of a tort's shade tree. It will take years to replace that! [emoji30]
 

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Thank you, Jay. You folks truly understand the loss of a tort's shade tree. It will take years to replace that! [emoji30]
You're welcome, we had a bad storm come through last year. These are pictures from my brother's subdivision.KIMG0115.jpegKIMG0114.jpegKIMG0113.jpeg
 

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As long as we're posting pictures, this is the pepper tree in my box turtle enclosure after a big wind storm:

box turtle yard 09-13 a.jpg Box turtle yard 09-15 b.jpg
 

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