Lawn watering restrictions protect the water supply, but they can quietly put mature trees under the same drought stress as the grass around them.
Deep, infrequent watering at the drip line, well outside the trunk, reaches the roots that actually support a large tree, while surface watering mostly benefits shallow-rooted turf instead.
Mulching around the base conserves soil moisture and reduces competition from grass roots, a simple step that makes a measurable difference for trees already stressed by heat and reduced irrigation.
A root health check can identify which mature trees are struggling most and need a targeted watering plan before drought stress turns into decline.
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