It depends on the tree and how well drained the soil is. Some well established trees are very drought tolerant. If they are young trees that have been planted recently, I would do one deep watering once a month. Do a search on the sight if you know what kind of trees you have. Red Oaks hate too much water, it can kill them.

Hey Lou, sounds like you have a nice variety there. The shumard is a red oak, I have one in the backyard that I planted about the same time you did. Very nice fall colors! Mine went red for a good while then to a nice purple. They do not like wet feet. More of them die from overwatering than underwatering. I noticed you are in Midlothian, my aunt and uncle lived out there for 20 years or so. I remember the soil being quite "rocky", but that may have been just their area. Anyway, I would do a little research on each tree, and go from there. Make sure the varieties you have will survive in our area.

I use Garrett Juice about once a month as a drench and spray. I can truly say this works as a root stimulator. I recently transplanted a bloodgood japanese maple that I planted in the back yard in August. This tree was in a half gallon container (approximately 9" diameter), 2 feet tall, and not rootbound in the container. I dug it up last month (I dug around it in a 2 foot radius) and the roots had spread out tremendously!!! It now resides in the front where it will get proper morning sun and afternoon shade.

Good luck with your trees!!!

Hahaha!!! I am trying the same thing but with japanese maple seeds. Mine are all in the refrigerator now. We will see what happens!!! Maybe we can do some trading. Good luck with your trees. Oh yeah, do you ever see impressions of sea shells in your limestone??? My cousin and I used to go up to the top of this big hill (when they lived in Midlothian) and see areas of limestone with impressions of sea shells. The water must have been VERY deep there at some point in time. Crazy!!!

PS as of today, I have japanese maples sprouting!!! Four so far. If the other 496 of them do well, I will either be in business or looking for more pots or both. I know they aren't true to the parent tree, but we will see what happens!!!