END OF JULY GOOD TIME TO GIVE URBAN TREES A GOOD SOAKING

La Grande Parks and Rec. offers tips for watering urban trees during hot summer days - Elkhorn Media Group

LA GRANDE – Oregon has been described as the state where the trees still outnumber the people. While the plethora of state, national, and private forests may come to mind, the Urban and Street trees still contribute to this honor, but they need help in the dry season. The Oregon Department of Forestry recently issued a reminder to urban residents to water their urban/street trees (especially new trees) as temperatures remain high. As written by …

END OF JULY GOOD TIME TO GIVE URBAN TREES A GOOD SOAKING

July 30, 2025 10:20 a.m.  The last weeks of July and August are reminders to water trees to help them get through the driest part of summer, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. ODF Community Assistance Forester Brittany Oxford said, “By the end of July, soils in Oregon are very dry. Coupled with long, hot days, this puts trees under a great deal of stress”. Oxford said, “Drought-stressed trees are vulnerable to pests, as risk from th…