Use your waste water to save street trees, experts urge

Dishwater and bathwater can be used to give vital support that councils often cannot afford to young trees

Instead of letting your dirty dishwater go down the drain, consider using it to water the trees on your street. That is the message from tree experts, who say survival rates for urban trees could be boosted significantly by volunteers.

Russell Miller, a London-based arboricultural consultant, said: "If you plant trees from good stock, at the right time, and provide enough water, you'd lose almost none prematurely. But get that wrong, and more than half can die."