My Bonsai Is Turning Brown

During the fall the inner older foliage of most evergreen conifers dies and new needles take its place.
My bonsai is turning brown. Juniper bonsai trees aren t fans of scissors and knives but they need consistent pruning during the warm growing season. Needles turning brown can be an indicator of improper watering. Cutting new shoots often causes the surrounding foliage to turn brown at. Junipers don t need water every day.
Check on your tree when watering and do it thoroughly. With thoroughly i mean you should water your tree wait a few minutes and water it again to make sure the entire soil mass is watered. Read more about watering bonsai trees and about repotting your bonsai. It s placed in the wrong environment or it s getting the wrong care.
Especially vulnerable when kept outside bonsai can develop infections such as root rot and brown leaf spot which can. The specter of disease and infestation by pests is constant even with bonsai. When a once healthy bonsai goes off track browning leaves branch dieback and so forth it s probably one of two reasons says brussel martin who owns brussel s bonsai in olive branch mississippi. Use sharp sterile pruning shears to remove any areas of the bonsai that are cannot be saved such as dead or broken branches and wilted foliage and stems.
In some cases overwatering can cause needles to turn brown. Overwatering or excessive water may become trapped that leads to rotting of the roots of the bonsai tree and the leaves turning brown. However if the browning is extensive then this indicates a more serious problem. Your bonsai tree needs a specific amount of water for it to survive and to stay alive.
Answer if only a small portion of the needles are turning brown on your juniper this may be a natural process. Cut back the branches to the trunk or leader. Underwatering or too little water may result in browning of the leaves of your bonsai and a dried and wilted trunk.