Is It SUPPOSED To Be "crispy"?

Foot-N-Mouth

As I posted before I was given a 3yr old juniper just after Christmas by my wife (help I've been bonsaied ) . After doing my best to keep it watered and fed according to the info I found in past posts and trying to give it lots of good light , it would be suicide to put a tree outside right now (last nite was -25 C) with about 2' of snow down. When I went to pick it up and place it by the window today I managed to get myself impaled on a group on small needles that had turned brown at the bottom of the plant also alot of the branches seem to be quite brittle even though there is still some water left in the bottom pan. Is this my first victim or is there any hope left or have I just suceeded in creating the worlds smallest fire log?

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Greggles

It really depends...does any part of the tree still have green in it?

If the tree has some green under the bark, you might just be able to save it...but I'm not too certain about snow..since down here there's no snow in winter...however I'm nursing two junipers that are about 20 years old which have gone brown too...(because I went on a vacation and didn't water it)...I've been told to give it plenty of water..

but I'm not sure if that's good advice...

can anyone help out here?

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TreeBay

Can't help much without a photograph, sorry. Overwatering can be as troublesome as underwatering. You need to water when the plant needs it, which is when the soil is just barely moist but not soggy to the touch a half inch or so down in the pot.

It shouldn't be standing in water in any case. I don't know what the lower tray looks like, but water shouldn't stand in it high enough to reach the drainage hole - it's just to protect your furniture.

Regards,

Matt

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Tony

Gosh, Christmas is the worst time of year to be giving bonsai as presents. I sure wish they would switch to Saint Patrick's Day! Dying needles close to the trunk aren't too big a deal. That may only be a reaction to poor lighting conditions. Keep an eye on the needles at the tips of branches though. If they start drying out you've got a real problem. I would suggest putting the tree in a cool moist environment. Someplace cool but above freezing. An unheated garage or enclosed porch perhaps. Then get it outside in early spring.

Tony