ClO-Lancast*r Farming, Saturday, June 14,1986
NEWARK, Del. - The present
drought is just one more to add to
the list of droughty springs and
summers that have occurred in the
Northeast since the late 19705.
Lack of water has become a
chronic problem throughout the
region. Trees - in the landscape
and growing wild - are among the
casualties.
“Most people are careful to
water new plantings when rainfall
is short,” says University of
Delaware extension horticulturist
Sue Barton, “but they often forget
about established trees and
shrubs. These may not show
visible signs, even though they’re
suffering from drought stress.
“Eighty percent of the root
system of most trees and shrubs is
in the top 12 inches of soil,” Barton
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Drought-Stressed Trees Need Water, Not Fertilizer
says. “When those 12 inches are
dry, the plants can’t get the water
they need for growth and survival.
So when it doesn’t rain enough, do
your plants a favor and supply that
water.”
According to the horticulturist,
most plants require about one inch
of water a week - or % gallon per
square inch of ground. A 10-foot
by-10-foot area (100 square feet)
requires 66 gallons.
A soaker hose is an efficient way
to water landscape plants. Made of
porous canvas or perforated
plastic, it attaches to the end of a
regular hose and can be laid in a
circle around trees or among
shrubs. Water oozing from this
device will soak deeply into the
root zone without wasteful run-off.
Be sure to soak the soil thoroughly,
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as a light sprinkling may ao more
harm than good.
“Continual stress makes trees
more susceptible to disease and
insect damage,” Barton explains.
“We’re seeing two obvious
examples of drought stress right
now - maple dieback and dogwood
decline. Many trees of both species
are already suffering from fungus
diseases; the lack of water has
doubly stressed them.”
Many dogwoods are infected
with anthracnose (dogwood
decline). The maples are probably
suffering from either ceratocystis
(sap streak) or verticillium wilt.
Watering diseased trees during
dry spells can prolong their lives,
though those with verticillium will
eventually die regardless of the
care they get. Healthy trees are
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also suffering from drought now
and must have water to remain in
vigorous condition.
Fertilizer is often recommended
as a cure for stressed trees, Barton
says. And although this can help
maintain the vigor of otherwise
healthy trees, it can’t save those
suffering from verticillium wilt. In
fact, recent research at the
University of Delaware
Agricultural Experiment Station
indicates that some forms of
nitrogen favor growth of this
fungus. ,
Carolyn Sanford, a university
master’s student in plant science,
and her advisor, Dr. Allen L.
Morehart, have shown that ap
plying fertilizer - particularly
ammonium nitrate - to ver
ticillium-infected yellow poplars
enhances rather than halts the
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spread of the fungus. (The ver
ticillium fungus lives in vascular
tissue and is spread through water
conducting tubes in the tree.)
Based on their findings, Sanford
and Morehart have concluded that
it’s best to withhold fertilizer from
trees suspected of having this
disease.
The current loss of many
dogwoods in the Northeast to
dogwood decline is also drought
related, Barton says. However,
these trees can sometimes be
saved. To help dogwoods recover
she recommends pruning out dead
wood and giving them up to 1 inch
of supplemental water a week
during dry spells. Clearing out turf
under the tree canopy and ap
plying several inches of mulbh to
conserve moisture for their
shallow root system will also help.
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