Treegator
October 22, 2012 | Filed Under Nature in NYC, Trees
Over the summer, I saw these interesting green bags around a few trees. Of course, I had to inspect it closer and found out that it’s called a Treegator. It is a slow release watering bag used to water one of the million trees planted around the city.
The Treegator is a good way to reduce tree transplant shock and drought stress. The bag holds about 20 gallons (75 liters) of water and it keeps watering the tree for 5 to 9 hours. According to the instructions, you simply zip the bag around the tree and fill it with water. That’s it. The only work you have to do is refill the bag with water every 5 to 7 days. What a genius creation!
Paz
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That is VERY neat! I’ve never seen or heard for these before… what a great invention!
) Happy Day, Paz ((HUGS))
Happy Day, to you, too, dear Tracy! xoxoxox
Paz
Hi Paz! never seen it, interesting solution!
Hi Luis: Yes, it is very interesting, indeed. Have a good week!
Paz
This is simply brilliant, I wonder if other cities of the world will avail themselves of this marvellous invention!
Hi Rose and welcome. Yes, I, too, wonder if other cities use this marvelous invention. It really seems to work for the trees.
Paz
hi paz!
now that i saw the treegator i remembered seeing similar around trees in helsinki, and wondered at the time what they were. i thought they’d be something to protect young trees from all sorts of gnawers…live and learn!
we got first thin layer of snow yesterday, last night the temp went down to -7C (19.4F), brr!
hope you’re having a great weekend, and hold on to your hat on monday!
Hi Liisamarja: You got snow already? Wow! My weekend was filled with going to the store to buy food, but I didn’t
get stuff to be prepared for a hurricane. LOL! And yes, I’ll hold on to my hat. Better yet, I’ll stay inside.
Paz