A heads up: You can’t count on your lawn sprinklers to give trees the infrequent yet deep soaks they need to survive.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Arborist Nick Bleckert, operations manager for the Salt Lake City Urban Forestry Division, waters a large bur oak tree that was saved during the ongoing rebuild of West High School. The tree, estimated to be more than 70 years old, was transplanted from two blocks away in March.

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