How to Install a Tree Drip Irrigation System | Tree Rings (Complete DIY Beginner's Guide)

Adam shows you how drip irrigation can give you that time back and, at the same time, help promote healthy, vibrant trees.

Whether it’s a long run of arborvitae or an orchard of young fruit trees, it can be difficult and time consuming to hand water them all. With only so many hours in a day you’re faced with spending too much time watering trees or risking their health by not delivering sufficient water. Drip Irrigation is the solution.

*Tools used:*
- ✂️ Scissors

*Parts list:*
_Head Assembly:_

_Tubing:_

_Emitters:_

_Fittings:_

_Misc.:_

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:44 - How to Design a Tree Irrigation System
04:51 - Organizing Parts
05:08 - Parts Overview
06:28 - Leave Tubing in Sun Before Install
06:41 - Connecting System to Hose Bib
08:27 - Installing Mainline Poly Tubing
08:55 - Tips for Adding Fittings to Tubing
09:50 - Flushing Mainline
10:48 - Creating Tree Rings
12:10 - How to Create Tree Rings while Indoors or Sitting Down

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[loriannsecciani]

Those are some good looking chickens you hired for your "extras!" 🐓 🐓 🐓

[anthonyhernandez]

Best irrigation video on the planet. Thank you sir!

[QualityGardener]

I've watched a lot of irrigation videos on youtube the last couple days and yours are the best! Thank you for uploading these guides :)!

[whyhelloelsie]

Oh my gosh, for whatever reason figuring out a drip irrigation system for my backyard has felt SO complicated -- I've read/watched so many tutorials and they've all only made me feel more overwhelmed. UNTIL NOW! Your careful and detailed explanation is the only thing that's clicked with me. Thank you!!

[chriscicoski]

Just in time! Starting to lay out a design and have a couple of trees and 3 hydrangeas that could really use the ring. Was wondering what I was going to do for them. Thanks!

[evgar]

This entire process seemed so intimidating every time I saw videos trying to explain how to do it, but this videos made it seem so easy! This is literally step by step, and the way everything was listed was perfect! Also, the person explaining it was very calm while he explained everything. Thank you for such a great video! This is the best I have found so far!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤

[ReviewsStraightUp]

Really appreciate videos like this. Very informative and straightforward. We just planted a total of young 18 juniper's and arborvitaes. Wondering what spacing around those trees would be proper? Getting my plan together now to order all parts. Thank you

[anneerikson]

Thanks for all the helpful videos!! If I don't want to bury the main line, (I have a long run to a back tree in hard ground) what is the easiest way to unhook the line so I can mow when needed? Also, what is the best tubing size for 6 foot pine trees that are 2 years old? Is the 1/4" drip line just fine? I have very hard, but sandy soil. (I live in dry Colorado)

[TomM-cn]

Would rings be used for newly planted bushes and shrubs? If so, what should the emitter spacing on the drip line be? 6, 9 or 12 inches?

[Mrpm]

Do I need the backflow preventer and pressure regulator if I'm connecting to traditional sprinkler system pipes?

[JesusistheonetrueGod]

I have 48 trees in two separate tree lines. Drip Depot here I come

[buddygcookbld]

Great video, quick question: I have approx 200 ft length span where I will attempt to dripline about x20 small trees, will a half inch line be ok for this many trees over this distance?

[kerrycutting]

We are also planning a shrub line and spruce line this spring. 210 ft from water source with 194 foot runs. The shrubs need water every couple of days while the evergreens don't need as much. Do you have ball valves to isolate the water to the tree lines?

[GHANDIVWICH]

I water my trees for about 2 minutes giving them approximately 5 gallons of water/watering, every other day on hot days. How long would i need to run the drip system to give them that much water? I plan to water about 15-20 plants ranging from flowering plants to trees. thanks for video. very informative.

[TheGardengrrrl]

Would this work for roses? I’ve been debating between using spray or bubbler emitters or “button emitters”. What do you think of deep root emitters as part of drip irrigation? I’ve seen these used especially with trees but didn’t see it on your website so I’m curious what you think of them. Thanks so much for all the super helpful videos. You’re my go to source for info…

[sleepersix]

Can you laeve the hoses above ground and run a lawn mover over them?

[GeezerChick]

How far apart are the emitters on your 1/4” drip line?

[AndresSanchez-bibn]

Do you need to install corners or can you just use the whole line without corners?

[sem]

I have one small tree in a perennial bed on the same system. Would you just hand water the tree and drip the plants since they have separate needs? Or what would the irrigation emitter types be?

[roguepetunia]

Where should I place the watering ring - directly over the root ball or where the backfill meets the root ball, or at the drip line (widest reach of the branches)? The tree was planted a few weeks ago. 6 foot tall "green giant". Root ball approximately 20" across. Burlap removed from top of root ball, left on sides of root ball. Zone 6a. Thank you.