How to install tree bubblers

We recommend that customers target a flow rate of. A flow rate of. We like to target slower flow rates like this to ensure that there is no run off. If there is any run off, then a slower flow rate should be targeted until the run off is eliminated. Our flow rate calculator can be used to verify that the tree s are being watered for the correct number of minutes and that the correct number of gallons are being applied each watering. Treeland Nursery Sharp Rd.

Gunter, TX sales treelandnursery. Deciduous Trees. Evergreen Trees. Flowering Trees. Privacy Screens. Fall Color. A residential irrigation system is commonly used to water turf grass and flower beds.

Tree bubblers can also be installed in your sprinkler system to water and establish young trees. Bubblers are small irrigation heads designed to bubble over and flood the ground surface around the tree. Flood bubblers flood the area around them with water. There are two types of flood bubblers, adjustable and non-adjustable. The most common type is the adjustable flood bubbler, which is basically a small water valve with a screw or knob to adjust the amount of water flowing from it.

Adjustable bubblers allow you to vary the flow when there are different tree sizes on the same zone, when water is running off the root ball, or when individual trees need more or less water than others of the same size. Non-adjustable bubblers are, as the name implies, not adjustable. The water flows at a fixed rate determined by the manufacturer.

Predicting the coverage area the adjustable and non-adjustable bubblers will water is difficult. It depends on the flow rate, how long the bubbler runs, and the soil type. Stream bubblers can water a larger area by spraying the water 2 to 5 feet from the bubbler. Micro bubblers have lower flow rates and are often sold as adjustable flow drip emitters with barbs to allow installation on poly drip tubing. Bubblers for tree irrigation should be on their own valve circuit and run separately from lawn and flower bed zones.

The watering frequency and volume requirements for trees vary greatly from other plants. Lawn irrigation, for example, does not provide adequate water for trees. It waters only a few inches of soil which encourages weak surface roots. Additionally, bubblers flow at higher rates than drip emitters — their flow rate is often measured in gallons per minute rather than per hour. A newly planted tree needs From weeks, water every 2 to 3 days, and after 12 weeks, water weekly.

Make sure the bubblers are applying water directly to the root ball. As the tree grows, move the bubblers back from the base of the trunk. The root system is developing and expanding, and the watering zone should be extended to cover the entire area under the canopy, or drip line area directly located under the outer circumference of the tree branches. After the first year, when the tree is established, the tree bubblers should be capped. They are no longer providing water to the entire root ball, but instead are watering only a small part of it near the trunk.

This creates a very weak root system. As well, irrigating with tree bubblers after the first year results in a high concentration of water in the area directly around the trunk. This alone leads to crown rot a disease caused by a soil-borne fungus but this in combination with mulch piled around the root flare will create ideal conditions for fungus to take hold.

Without a strong and expansive root system, a tree weakened by crown rot can be uprooted and toppled over in a high wind storm. The roots of an established tree will usually extend well beyond the edge of the canopy. Most are concentrated in the upper 12 to 18 inches of soil, but some anchor roots may reach deeper. Established trees should be watered deeply at least 10 inches not only for the entire area under the canopy, but also several feet beyond.