Yellow Juniper Bonsai

Some junipers are naturally prostrate such as juniperus chinensis var.

Yellow juniper bonsai. The yellowed part will not turn back to green even if you fix the problem. Luckily if you have caught the yellowing soon enough the majority of the time a juniper can be saved from dying. A lack of iron causes the entire juniper bush to yellow while manganese and zinc discolor. What causes the yellowing.

Sargentii while others are upright such as juniperus chinensis fairview both perennials in u s. Juniper juniperus spp is one of the most tried and true bonsai plants even for novice bonsai gardeners. A juniper bonsai turning yellow really isn t a good sign it tends to mean that the tree is slowly but surely dying most likely due to growing indoors as the juniper is an outdoor bonsai. Allow your bonsai to sit in the water until the bubbles cease to rise.

The two most popular juniper species for bonsai of the group with scale like foliage are the chinese juniper and the japanese shimpaku which is a variety of the chinese juniper which was originally found in the japanese mountains. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 9. Juniper is extremely cold hardy down to like minus 20 degrees. You said you didn t water it very frequently but you mentioned rain in between.

Before the purchase we noticed a slight yellowing of the branches which the seller said was normal. Overwatering is just about the most common newbie mistake with. Fill the sink with tepid water so that it reaches about 1 inch above the container s surface. I have recently purchased a juniperus chinensis bonsai tree.

It first started about 3 weeks ago. Micronutrient deficiencies that cause a yellow discoloration include iron manganese molybdenum and zinc. Yellowing could be too much water. Both have scale like foliage with a color ranging from yellowish green to bluish green or grayish green.

Looked like a typical case of spider mites but the white paper test produced very few critters. However we are getting quite worried having read that such yellowing is likely to be caused by a sickness or other problems. I rinsed the tree well and sprayed with malathion to kill the. If all the needles are yellow it s past helping.

The inner branches needles started yellowing. My shimpaku juniper appears to be headed downhill.