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Posted 8 years 9 months ago #28519
I've had this Juniper for a few years now and have worked though a few problems but ultimately it's been healthy. It's now become very dry all of the sudden. I haven't changed anything within my regimen, curious if anyone can help me out. All tips would be welcomed. Pictures are attached.
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Posted 8 years 9 months ago #28520

dmalk118 wrote: I haven't changed anything within my regimen, curious if anyone can help me out.


Maybe you can tell a bit more about your regimen?
I hope you're not keeping it indoors?

Looking at foliage and trunk, to me it looks dead already.
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Posted 8 years 9 months ago #28522
I was kinda thinking the same thing. Specifically, what makes you think its dead?
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Posted 8 years 9 months ago #28529

dmalk118 wrote: I was kinda thinking the same thing. Specifically, what makes you think its dead?


Foliage looking dull, color doesn't seem right. Many tips have fallen off - indicating they have dried out and become brittle.
Trunk looks wrinkly (most visible on the 2nd photo), which indicates the whole tree has dried out (not sure about that true, could be the photo or maybe it's normal for this species).

You know the plant and can see it in real life, so you can see better than me if it looks off, different than usual, and you can check the foliage.
If it's indeed dried out, brittle, and comes off easily, it's quite certain it's dead.
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Posted 8 years 9 months ago #28536
just wait for spring and see what happens...
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