Root Watering System

Healthy Tree Growth Right Out of the Box

Protect Your Tree Investment

Protect your costly investment in your trees by ensuring they are set up to thrive from the start. The Rain Bird Root Watering System ensures deep and broad roots that can yield transplantation survivability, stability in high winds, and fast & healthy growth. Subsurface root irrigation minimizes run-off and evaporation. The Root Watering System installs below ground grade and helps minimize damage to hardscapes.


Healthier Trees

According to a study from the University of Arizona, trees that received root watering from the Rain Bird® RWS measured more deep‑root growth, greater root mass and better above-ground growth than surface-watered trees.

Water Efficiency

Highest efficiency solution for tree irrigation - up to 95% emission uniformity with minimal wind, evaporation, or edge control losses

Landscape Aesthetics

Aesthetically attractive below grade installation. Aesthetically designed subsurface bubbler contributes to a landscape’s natural appearance.

Videos

Selecting and Installing a Rain Bird Root Watering System
First Fruits Project
Why Irrigation Specifiers Prefer
Rain Bird Root Watering System for Trees

Content / Diagram

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The Rain Bird® Root Watering System (RWS) enables vital water, air, and nutrients to bypass compacted soil and directly reach tree and shrub root systems.

This system can be customized by the end user to meet their specific required irrigation needs or can be purchased with pre-installed bubbler and check valve options.

  • Subsurface aeration and irrigation prevents tree and shrub transplant shock
  • Highest efficiency solution for tree irrigation - up to 95% emission uniformity with minimal wind, evaporation, or edge control losses
  • Aesthetically designed subsurface bubbler contributes to a landscape’s natural appearance
  • Locking grate at grade deters vandals
  • Helps prevent shallow root growth and hardscape damage
  • Aesthetically attractive below grade installation
  • Self-contained and factory assembled units for assured reliability (10", 18" and 36" sizes)

RWS Models - 36” (91,4 cm) Tube & 4” (10,2 cm) Grate

RWS Mini Models - 18” (45,7 cm) Tube & 4” (10,2 cm) Grate

RWS Supplemental Models - 10” (25,4 cm) Tube & 2” (5.1 cm) snap-on cap and base

RWS Sand Sock Accessories

RWS Grate Replacements

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