Care for a stressed juniper from shipping
- Thread starter Spdyracer
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Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Yep looking better. I still would just let it recover until next year.
Spdyracer
Shohin
I know I was glad to hear what was wrong with my juniper so I would know how to treat it. Nice to have someone that can look at a few pictures and be able to tell you exactly what's wrong.
Spdyracer
Shohin
No plans on doing anything this year just want to get it as healthy as I can for next year.
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
Junipers as a breed are tough and resilient but; once the tree has been compromised, as this one seems to have been, they can take a couple of years to come back. During this time it is best to do as you say--leave them alone for a time.
Eric Group
Masterpiece
Next time you have a stressed tree, do not "comb roots out", NEVER put root growth hormone on a root ball, that should be used for rooting branches or maybe a fat chunk of roots that needs feeder roots, and most of all you never want to add coarse bonsai soil around a football growing in organic potting mix. That description of your activities upon receiving the tree leaves me concerned about it's long term future.
A stressed tree should be treated to try to cure any bugs or diseases it may have, watered and kept in a good medium sun/shade spot until it recovers (or kicks the bucket). In extremely root bound trees you might want to try a repot, but if you a re slip potting a tree without workin the roots you always want to put it into a similar soil mix to what it is already growing in!
Good luck!
A stressed tree should be treated to try to cure any bugs or diseases it may have, watered and kept in a good medium sun/shade spot until it recovers (or kicks the bucket). In extremely root bound trees you might want to try a repot, but if you a re slip potting a tree without workin the roots you always want to put it into a similar soil mix to what it is already growing in!
Good luck!
Spdyracer
Shohin
Thanks for all the good info appreciate it. Well at this point should I just go with it and do what you advise and just water and partial sun, that's how I'm handling it right now. Or should I try to get rid of the bonsai soil and fill in with some potting soil since that's what the rootball is in? I don't want to stress the tree any more unless you think it would have a better shot at making it in the future.
Spdyracer
Shohin
Thanks Adair I'll move it out to more light and keep on with the watering and rhizotonic and just keep a close eye on it the way I've been doing.
Eric Group
Masterpiece
Yeah if you think it is rebounding, go ahead and move it out to more light.. I normally keep trees that are not happy in less than full sun because it gets HOT AS SIN here quick sometimes, and a tree that is already wimpy can just give up and die on you in a hurry if it gets to hot/ dry...
augustine
Chumono
Questions - will 'Sevin' kill mites? Will holding them underwater kill them?
Spdyracer
Shohin
From what I've been told and read mites can't swim and will drown under water. I have read to leave your tree under water from an hour to an hour and a half to kill them. Did just over an hour with mine and it looks like it worked.
Seven I'm not sure about but the hard part might be spraying the underside well enough to get them all since that's where they hide out.
Use a hose to spray them off from underneath also.
milehigh_7
Mister 500,000
I normally just strongly spray water from under the foliage. Brent W.'s advice and it has always worked like a charm. Of all the problems I have in Vegas Mites have not been one.
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