Juniper Bonsai

Originally Posted by MISCLAIMS

Hi! Well Im thinking Im turning into a Juniper Serial Killer! My first bonsai was a Juniper Mallsai my hubby got me a few years back. I killed it in 6 mos--I knew nothing about keeping the trees outdoors. I got a beautiful 4 year old Juniper from a bonsai dealer and again, repeated the same mistake. I had gotten sick last winter and unfortunately it dried out and lost most of its foliage. It's other 2 roomates, Juniper's 1 & 2, are doing just fine and I put everyone outside during the summer and they flourished. Now Jasper is looking really ill. The root system is retaining water while the foliage is browning. It's a light green color. Im wondering is it going dormant or is it just dead? Should I continue to mist and keep in the greenhouse during the NJ winter or should I call it a day? This upsets me because I have some houseplants that have lived for almost 30 years. I get very attached to my pets and my plants. I just got a new juniper in from Florida which Im acclimating to the colder NJ temps as we speak. Im thinking it seems commonplace for all bonsai people to lose a few along the way--how sad

Anyhoo--let me know what I should do--he doesn't look fully dead yet but is probably on the way out.

Can I plant it in the ground? Maybe a new root system will form off the trunk?

Thanks for the input!
Melisa M

Originally Posted by MISCLAIMS

Hi! Well Im thinking Im turning into a Juniper Serial Killer! My first bonsai was a Juniper Mallsai my hubby got me a few years back. I killed it in 6 mos--I knew nothing about keeping the trees outdoors. I got a beautiful 4 year old Juniper from a bonsai dealer and again, repeated the same mistake. I had gotten sick last winter and unfortunately it dried out and lost most of its foliage. It's other 2 roomates, Juniper's 1 & 2, are doing just fine and I put everyone outside during the summer and they flourished. Now Jasper is looking really ill. The root system is retaining water while the foliage is browning. It's a light green color. Im wondering is it going dormant or is it just dead? Should I continue to mist and keep in the greenhouse during the NJ winter or should I call it a day? This upsets me because I have some houseplants that have lived for almost 30 years. I get very attached to my pets and my plants. I just got a new juniper in from Florida which Im acclimating to the colder NJ temps as we speak. Im thinking it seems commonplace for all bonsai people to lose a few along the way--how sad

Anyhoo--let me know what I should do--he doesn't look fully dead yet but is probably on the way out.

Can I plant it in the ground? Maybe a new root system will form off the trunk?

Thanks for the input!
Melisa M