My Juniper Might be Dying on Me.. Help!

[sorce]

That last little bit is interesting, because both my brother and I (without discussing) erred slightly on the side of potentially underwatering vs. overwatering just because it was winter and they were in that "potting soil" type mixture that really held the water. Definitely another possibility of what might have contributed to it's demise!!

Could be possible.....

It's almost impossible to get a good read on any tree in the time period you received it.

This spring....when you can see growth, and realize change, it will become much easier.

Important note....
I get depot junipers from a Park City Oklahoma Nursery, oh Damn! You're in OK! And one in Havana Fl.

I have had nursery boxwood in clay, I think from Canada..
So it's possible to see that..
And no matter what kind of watering, clay like that in pots kills roots.

But hay...for real, I'd see if you can't take a public stroll through that OK nursery.
Maybe with a friend and A Jackson?
Id die to!

Sorce

 

[OkieBonsai2424]

Could be possible.....

It's almost impossible to get a good read on any tree in the time period you received it.

This spring....when you can see growth, and realize change, it will become much easier.

Important note....
I get depot junipers from a Park City Oklahoma Nursery, oh Damn! You're in OK! And one in Havana Fl.

I have had nursery boxwood in clay, I think from Canada..
So it's possible to see that..
And no matter what kind of watering, clay like that in pots kills roots.

But hay...for real, I'd see if you can't take a public stroll through that OK nursery.
Maybe with a friend and A Jackson?
Id die to!

Sorce

Do you happen to know the specific name of that nursery? I looked "Park City Oklahoma Nursery" on google, and didn't come up with anything....

I just got home and also wanted to post a couple pictures of the roots after I pulled it out of the pot. Just to see if you guys notice anything else that might help me figure out the cause of death!

 

[sorce]

Damn ....

I don't remember....I think it might be park hill nursery?

Sorce

 

[KennedyMarx]

When peat dries out it can become hydrophobic so that water sits on the surface and runs down the edges of the pot not soaking the entire rootball. That could be part of the problem. That and moving it in and out. I have junipers outside with no protection over winter and they do fine here. Some are in six inch terra cotta pots, so it's not like they have that much rootball insulation.

Don't let it get you down. Trees die on everybody. Like Scorce was saying, go to a real nursery and find some plants. Don't trust the bonsai man in his bonsai van.