Juniper Bonsai Tree Turning Brown

Cutting new shoots often causes the surrounding foliage to turn brown at.

Juniper bonsai tree turning brown. A blight on the juniper junipers are susceptible to twig and tip blights that cause the younger needles to turn brown and fall from the branches. Roots need oxygen to function and standing water in the soil will deny the bonsai s roots enough oxygen to stay healthy. Especially vulnerable when kept outside bonsai can develop infections such as root rot and brown leaf spot which can. But if the browning is too extensive it only means that you re dealing with a serious problem.

Junipers don t need water every day. Juniper bonsai trees aren t fans of scissors and knives but they need consistent pruning during the warm growing season. Without a healthy. A typical bonsai soil is a mostly inorganic mixture of lava rock pumice fine gravel organic potting compost and a clay like soil called akadama.

Tips of the branches turn pale then red brown. Inspect your plant for the tell tale signs of mites such as a dusty or gray appearance caused by their webbing. If there is only a small portion of the bonsai needles that turn brown on a juniper bonsai this can be a natural and normal process. To stop juniper bushes from turning brown you ll need to treat them for the spider mites that have invaded.

However inadequate water is also often the cause of a browning of your tree. Regular potting mix is too dense and becomes compacted eventually suffocating the tree s roots. In some cases overwatering can cause needles to turn brown. In fall the older and inner foliage of most evergreen conifers eventually die and new ones take its place.

Bagworms spider mites the fungal disease juniper tip blight and even dog urine cause the branches and twigs of the bush to lose their vibrant green color. Needles turning brown can be an indicator of improper watering. You can stop a juniper bush from. Traditionally bonsai trees are planted in a shallow dish and need a soil that drains well.