initial watering On the day after planting – with a volume equaling the container volume (e.g., a 5–gallon container actually holds ~4 gallons) – water the new tree every single day for one week, every two days for two weeks, every three days for three weeks, and so on until reaching the species target interval for established watering:
Afrocarpus falcatus: 8 days Agonis flexuosa: 14 days Albizia julibrissin: 12 days Bauhinia variegata: 10 days Cassia leptophylla: 12 days Cedrus deodara: 14 days Cercis canadensis: 10 days Eriobotrya deflexa: 10 days Geijera parviflora: 14 days Handroanthus heptaphyllus: 12 days Jacaranda mimosifolia: 12 days Koelreuteria bipinnata: 10 days Lagerstroemia indica: 12 days Laurus nobilis: 14 days Lophostemon confertus: 12 days Olea europaea : 14 days Photinia fraseri: 10 days Pinus canariensis: 14 days Pinus halepensis: 14 days Pinus pinea: 14 days Pistacia chinensis: 12 days Prosopis glandulosa torreyana: 14 days Prunus caroliniana: 10 days Quercus agrifolia: 14 days Searsia lancea: 14 days Tipuana tipu: 12 days Ulmus parvifolia 'Drake': 8 days