Big trees use quite a bit of water. The cost of watering these trees must be balanced with the need for cooling. VIEW E-EDITION. 99¢ for 6 mos. Support local journalism. Only 99¢ for 6 months.

Overhead Watering. Money trees can be watered from the top down using a small watering can. The best way to do this is to ...

Q: We have large old sycamore trees lining our street. I have been told these trees do not have “tap roots” and depend on getting large amounts of water from roots in the top few feet of soil.

Trees are some of the oldest and largest living organisms on our planet. A large tree can move up to 100 gallons of water from the soil to its leaf surfaces every day. Coastal redwoods can tower mo… ...

In today's "Growing Together" column, Don Kinzler explains how to best help out our plants during a severe drought — including how much water we should give a tree, and how often.

People plant large numbers of trees, shrubs, ground covers, flowers and vegetables in the spring. The need to regularly and properly water is especially critical for these new plantings, as well ...

Although large pine trees provide shade, they require excessive watering to remain healthy. VIEW E-EDITION. 25¢ for 3 mos. ... Large pine trees need extensive deep watering ...

The city of Cedar Rapids launched its new program, “Tree Bud” to ensure trees in the city’s right-of-way were getting enough water.

We have a little lemon tree that is sick. Yellowing leaves. We keep it in a little greenhouse window. Too cold, maybe? I was watering every day, pouring in a large glass. Water was coming out the ...