Water needs for honey locust

Hey everyone,

I just planted a few honey locust trees-- supposedly a thornless variant, we shall see.

They're planted in Northern California in Siskiou county where we have a Mediterranean climate with moderately hot, dry summers. Probably no rain fall from mid-May to late October most years.

How much water will they need their first year? I have heard they are pretty drought resistant but I imagine they will need some regular watering initially.

Thanks,
Blaise

I, as a general rule of thumb, water at least weekly for the first year for trees to encourage root establishment. I have heard that honey locust are almost extremely drought resistant but I'd rather not test that too early.

Is irrigation a challenge on your site?

Hey Timothy--

I have drip irrigation for a small fruit trees orchard and they get watered once a week. Where the honey locusts are planted I don't have drip and I am trying to avoid it. I am not on site reliably during the hot summer months but I do have a lot of rain water and can try to get to them almost weekly. It may be logistically challenging but not impossible.

It's also my instinct to water new trees weekly during the summer. I was just hoping that maybe they were especially robust.