The front lawn is a good place to plant cherry trees as long as they will be away from any paved driveways or structures, and have good air circulation. As for the question of if watering the lawn twice a week would be bad for the trees, it depends on how much water you use and how well your soil drains. Young cherry trees have undeveloped root systems close to the surface which means they are more susceptible to over watering, especially if the soil does not drain well. They each need about 5 gallons of water twice a week.
Do you know how many gallons of water you use each week to water the lawn? Are you watering with a hose by hand, or with a sprinkler system? If you do so with a hose by hand, simply water the trees directly first, and then avoid them when watering the rest of the lawn. If you have a sprinkler system, change the direction of the sprinklers so they face away from the trees and then water their roots by hand later.
Hi Crystal,
The front lawn is a good place to plant cherry trees as long as they will be away from any paved driveways or structures, and have good air circulation. As for the question of if watering the lawn twice a week would be bad for the trees, it depends on how much water you use and how well your soil drains. Young cherry trees have undeveloped root systems close to the surface which means they are more susceptible to over watering, especially if the soil does not drain well. They each need about 5 gallons of water twice a week.
Do you know how many gallons of water you use each week to water the lawn? Are you watering with a hose by hand, or with a sprinkler system? If you do so with a hose by hand, simply water the trees directly first, and then avoid them when watering the rest of the lawn. If you have a sprinkler system, change the direction of the sprinklers so they face away from the trees and then water their roots by hand later.
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