Juniper Dying Bonsai Tree

A dying bonsai requires immediate attention to save it.

Juniper dying bonsai tree. Like all trees bonsai can die because of disease insect infestation or poor cultural care. The juniper is one of the most common bonsai trees for beginners but it is an outdoor tree. 1 check the bonsai for any signs of insects. The juniper bonsai featured in this article was owned by an experienced enthusiast and its foliage had suddenly started to brown and die.

So i bought this juniper about a month ago and i attempted my first wiring on a bonsai. When placed inside its needles will turn yellow and the tree will slowly die. Don t prune the roots too aggressively. By the time the bonsai was passed to me to try and save half of the foliage mass had browned off and died.

Now that you have identified your tree species you know where to put it. I accidentally completely cracked the trunk and it split off. The juniper is an evergreen while the elm is a deciduous tree that drops its leaves or at least part of it during autumn and winter. The previously healthy tree had suffered severe dieback of the foliage losing over 70 of its live growth.

Use sharp sterile pruning shears to remove any areas of the bonsai that are cannot be saved such as dead or. How to revive a dying bonsai tree step 1. Acquisition of juniper bonsai. I sealed the breaks with wood glue as.

Expect for your bonsai to recover if. Repot the juniper bonsai tree once every two years very old trees at longer intervals using a basic or somewhat more draining soil mixture. Use seeds or cuttings. Remove any dead dying or wilted branches from the bonsai.

Remove some of the interior needles to improve the air circulation throughout the juniper bonsai. You can often find good bonsai raw material there. The chinese juniper in early february 2015 as seen from the front. Look to see if the cambiums of the cut areas are green and fairly healthy.

Use sharp sterile pruning shears for this process. Typical outdoor bonsai species include the juniper and the chinese elm. Assuming your tree is losing leaves not because of the season but due to a problem this is what you should be looking at. I did a completely horrible job and other parts of the tree have turned purple and now crispy and brown.

Many well suited juniper species in different sizes are offered in most nurseries.