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Hello
I have been caring for this tree a little over a year and a half now, though to be honest its long enough that I cant remember, and its been nothing but trouble since the beginning. first, it was spider mite which I managed to get rid of. don't ask me how they just sort of disappeared one day. now its springtails which I've been battling for the better part of 6 months. I've tried letting the soil dry out a little but no matter how long I wait it retains moisture, I've tried neem oil, the only thing I haven't done is repot the thing.

lately, the leaves have displayed this almost black color and a good section was dried out to the point of snapping off. it's still alive though, the scratch test tells me that. its been a strong green color every time. I've trimmed away at least of third of the dead dried out stuff before. I didn't do all of them because I didn't want the tree to lose to much mass. I tried to trim away all the black tips I could but it still spread somehow.

Now its entirely possible that I'm blowing this out of proportion. I'm inexperienced and frankly wasn't ready to receive this tree into my care in the first place. Its the end of august now, and the only thing I can think to do is to repot it, clean away the roots because there's bound to be some rot, prune as much of the bad stuff as possible, clean the springtails from the roots and pray.

Do I need to do this? am I overthinking things? should I wait until a better time to pot and if so when is that?

Looks like a goner to me, sorry...
Where are you located and where was his tree positioned?
The photo looks either indoor or on a balcony, but hard to judge. If the first, that was what doomed this plant.
That plant should have been outdoor and in full sun for the entire time and by now -assuming you’re in the northern hemisphere- should have been almost fluorescent of new growth.
The fact that none can be seen and all he foliage is dead or on its way, also means the plant has nothing more sustaining it, and no juniper will grow new foliage without that.

Dead and as said if you had it inside then that is what killed it. There seems to be a little green but that does not mean much, you are wasting your time doing anything to it other than keeping the pot and throwing the tree away.