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White Juniper Foliage and Yellow Leaves

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Posted 4 weeks 2 days ago #86838
  Hi! I got this Juniper a couple of years ago from a bonsai nursery and had a question concerning some strange health problems it's had recently. As you can see in the images below, the leaves have developed a splotchy white appearance and have started to turn yellow. The leaves have had this white appearance for awhile but I haven't thought anything of it since the overall health of the tree seemed fine. For the past two summers the tree has had spider mites but I think they're gone now snice I've been spraying a diluted soap mixture on it and I haven't seen any in a while. Any thought will be greatly appreciated!  
 
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Posted 4 weeks 2 days ago #86840
Looks like very healthy foliage so nothing to worry about. When thining out in spring you can remove all long shoots that you do not want to make a new branch. It will promote tighter growth pattern. 
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Posted 4 weeks 2 days ago #86842
Ok, thanks!
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Posted 4 weeks 1 day ago #86845
Here in Belgium it's raining a lot this time of the year. Needle Junipers like this don't like wet roots. This could be a consequence of to much water
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Posted 4 weeks 1 day ago #86846
Ok, I'll look out for that. 
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Posted 2 weeks 2 days ago #86877
Ok it's been a couple of weeks and the foliage has continued to grow whiter. noticed some brown spots and fine webs.  Any suggestions?

 
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Posted 2 weeks 2 days ago #86878
Here's some pics.
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Posted 2 weeks 2 days ago #86879
I still do not see any health issues. All I see is badly maintained foliage.
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Posted 2 weeks 20 hours ago #86886
Ok. Any tips for maintaining it better?
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Posted 2 weeks 19 hours ago #86887
That was sugested in my last post:

When thining out in spring you can remove all long shoots that you do not want to make a new branch. It will promote tighter growth pattern. 

 
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