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Originally Posted by Vance Wood
You have kind of answered your own question, Junipers cannot live indoors for very long without expert care and sophisticated lighting, watering and air control. I have known of only one person to accomplish this stunt for more than a year or two. In a word or two it is your trying to grow the tree indoors that is killing it. Junipers are for the most part temperate trees and need the outdoor environment of wind, rain, and fluctuating temperatures to trigger hormonal changes that keep the tree in cycle. Without that cycle they will weaken and die. It is much like you or me trying to live without any sleep what-so-ever. You might do it for a while but eventually you will weaken and most likely die.
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I understand that keeping the bonsai indoors is an uphill battle; without an option to place it outdoors (as even at a relative's house the tree would not get enough attention) I am asking for other options rather than to give up on this "stunt." I'd just like to confirm that the change in color has nothing to do with overwatering (or a pest, or fungus) and what exactly this color change indicates in terms of the juniper's needs. I have not yet found any published material that shows how to adapt an indoor environment enough to mimic the conditions that a juniper needs---but clearly, as you stated yourself, it can be done.
I've read that florescent lights (with high lumens) may help. Is this true?
Is it the lack of a dormancy cycle that's directly responsible for its ill health? Is there a way to get its life cycle "back on track," as it were?
Thank you (all),
S.