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Originally Posted by ken0042
And I've been told the opposite. From what I know, the reason you water the crap out of the trees now is so there's moisture available all winter long. But if you water in February you risk thawing out the roots; which tells the tree winter is over and it starts up its spring routine.
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Generally, that is the common wisdom on watering in winter, but the Chinook thing is tricky... if you have plants or trees with shallow roots, you don't want them getting "freeze dried" either if the ground starts drying out. At one of the CalHort events last February, Jim Hole actually advised people to consider light watering as early as the end of February if the Chinooks start drying out the ground.