Do evergreens need water in the winter?

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asked Feb 1, 2022 in Gardening by Kattwilliams (1,270 points)
Do evergreens need water in the winter?

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answered Feb 2, 2022 by y78se09 (7,330 points)
Evergreen Trees do need some water in the winter if it does not snow much or rain.

Evergreen trees lose water through their needles in the dry winter air, so they actually need more stored-up water going into the winter season to make up for it.

This is why it's especially important to provide a sufficient water supply in the fall, and water during dry spells during the winter.

Evergreen trees need to be watered with 1 to 3 inches of water once per week in the beginning and then you can water then deeply twice per week or the same amount if the weather is dry.

A Tree needs at least one inch of rain per week to survive and stay healthy.

If you don't get enough rain you should water your trees so they have enough water.

A tree needs about an inch of rain per week during this season.

This equates to about 10-15 minutes of watering (depending on the pressure of your system) every OTHER day.

The tree that absorbs the most water is the Red Maple Tree.

Other Trees that absorb the most water are.

Weeping willow (zones 6-8)
Ash (zones 3-9)
Oriental arborvitae (zones 6-11)
Black gum (zones 4-9)
White cedar (zones 4-8)
River birch (zones 3-9)
Bald cypress (zones 5-9)

A tree gets water through it's roots from the ground.

As a tree grows so do the roots of the tree and the roots of the tree can extend deep into the ground and even reach ground water sources.

When the rain soaks the ground the tree soaks up some of that water and whatever the tree does not soak up the rest of the water then soaks into the ground.

The tree can then soak up that other water when needed.

Trees absorb water through their roots.

Most of the water a tree uses enters through the underground roots.

Tree roots are covered in tiny hairs with beneficial fungi growing on them that draw water into the roots by osmosis.

The majority of the roots that absorb water are in the top few feet of soil.

In conclusion, trees have placed themselves in the cycle that circulates water from the soil to clouds and back.

They are able to maintain water in the liquid phase up to their total height by maintaining a column of water in small hollow tubes using root pressure, capillary action and the cohesive force of water.

Trees draw water from the ground through the process of capillary action.
The phenomena of rise or fall of liquid in a capillary tube is called capillary action.
Plants have very narrow tubes which travel from the roots to its tallest parts.

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