drip line
Where water falls
The drip line is the outer edge of a tree's canopy, where rainwater drips from the outermost leaves to the ground below.
It marks the approximate boundary of the root system and guides where to water, fertilize, or avoid digging: Plant the shrubs along the drip line.
In construction, a drip line is a groove or projection that directs water away from a surface.
Things that release outward
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
- soakerHeavy prolonged rain
- wateringSupplying with moisture
- pressureForce upon contact
filtration · uniformity · moisture · subsurface · efficiency · saturation · percolation · evapotranspiration
Cultivation of woody plants
- leaf litterDecomposing ground debris
- root systemUnderground plant structure
- soil compactionCompression of ground particles
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
tree care · organic matter · construction barrier · root zone · circumference
emitters
Things that release outward
pressure · filtration · uniformity · moisture · subsurface · efficiency · saturation · percolation · evapotranspiration · scheduling
arboriculture
Cultivation of woody plants
- leaf litterDecomposing ground debris
- root systemUnderground plant structure
- soil compactionCompression of ground particles
periphery · tree care · organic matter · construction barrier · root zone · circumference
- fluid handlingpump, pipe, hose, valve, nozzle
- garden termsvegetable garden, herb garden, flower bed, raised bed, seedlings
- Tree Plantingsapling, seedling, planting, transplanting, root ball
- water equipmentpump, faucet, tap, hose, sprinkler
- watering equipmentwatering can, hose, sprinkler, spray bottle, garden hose
- rootstaproot, root system, root tip, fibrous root, primary root