Is my juniper over watered ?

[crisz]

Hi neighbours
I'm in Melbourne Australia and currently we are heading into summer, I just noticed those yellow tips on my juniper, also I was away in the last month and my roommates helped me looking after it, to me this looks like a bit of over watering , just want to get a second thought from the community.

Thanks

 

[Shibui]

It is almost impossible to tell the difference between symptoms of over and underwatering. The reason is both are dehydration. Not enough water means the roots can't give the foliage enough water = dehydration. Overwatering kills roots which means there are not enough healthy roots to give the foliage enough water = dehydration, even though the soil is wet.

The only reliable way to tell what's happening is to check the roots.
If you suspect overwatering because the soil is constantly wet that's likely to be it.
If you fear overwatering and keep the tree slightly dry then it's almost certainly underwatering.

Also worth checking for mites, which can affect junipers, esp if the tree has been indoors. Look for faint webbing amongst the foliage. Shake a branch over white paper to see if any tiny dots drop off and start walking around the piece of paper.

BTW, add Melbourne as a location in your personal profile. It will show up under your name and avatar to save typing it in each post.

 

[crisz]

It is almost impossible to tell the difference between symptoms of over and underwatering. The reason is both are dehydration. Not enough water means the roots can't give the foliage enough water = dehydration. Overwatering kills roots which means there are not enough healthy roots to give the foliage enough water = dehydration, even though the soil is wet.

The only reliable way to tell what's happening is to check the roots.
If you suspect overwatering because the soil is constantly wet that's likely to be it.
If you fear overwatering and keep the tree slightly dry then it's almost certainly underwatering.

Also worth checking for mites, which can affect junipers, esp if the tree has been indoors. Look for faint webbing amongst the foliage. Shake a branch over white paper to see if any tiny dots drop off and start walking around the piece of paper.

BTW, add Melbourne as a location in your personal profile. It will show up under your name and avatar to save typing it in each post.

Thanks shibui, it's been always put outside, no signs of mites, I will stop watering it for a could of days and examine it again, the soil is definitely wet now.