Ema Nymton wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Naturally one can't water a forest but the specimen trees on ones
>> property can be watered quite easily... the thing is to begin watering
>> after like ten days without rain. If one waits too long before
>> starting to water the trees will already be so stressed that the
>> volume of water needed to save them can be quite overwhelming. I
>> water my trees at the onset of a dry spell, at that point they need
>> like ten gallons a day. I haul five gallon contractors buckets of
>> water to my trees... I water at the end of the day so that the soil
>> remains damp over night, and it's during night time that plants absorb
>> water. By starting to water early before into a full fledged drought
>> I don't need to haul water every day, every 2-3 days is enough. And
>> some types of trees tolerate drought much better than others, it's a
>> good idea to research the water needs of ones trees.
>
>We had 3 large oak trees and one magnolia tree taken down that died
>during last year's drought. We did not own the house, and I guess they
>were not watered. We still have one tree left, but it is too close to
>power lines, and the guy would not get a permit. We will find someone
>else to take this one down.

Obviously your landlord doesn't care if those trees die... but why is
it your responsibility to have them removed, or will your landlord
reimburse you the tree removal cost?