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Hey everyone! Didnt really see this topic in the search feature so i figure what a good opportunity to have it up here for others lol..

Still fairly newish to this but have done research prior to purchasing. My Juniper bonsai, that i had bought from a store recently (home depot), has some brittle/ crumbling foliage as well as a dying branch (which i snipped). My guess is that it wasnt watered properly originally.

I feel im on the correct path again since new foliage seems to be growing after watering and replacing its soil, despite some tougher/ brittle foliage still being present. However i would like to double check with you guys to make sure that i am headed in the right direction here. Anything helps!

Walking through the local Home Depot I avoid the bonsai trees for sale. They are usually well underwatered. You probably have the right answer.

Assuming northern hemisphere, your action should be put it outside sheltered from the wind and water it when the soil feels dry. If it is below freezing most of the time, put it in an unheated garage or other outbuilding, by a sunny window if possible, and water it when the soil feels dry. That will probably be more often than you would think.

It is quite problematic to bring junipers into a heated sales area in the middle of the winter. Just by doing that and abrupting its much needed winter dormancy can kill a juniper. Even worse is that people that see them sold in indoor shop makes them think they can be grown indoors. But you did read up before getting it so I assume you are growing it outdoors.

Anyway, there can be hundreds of reasons for a tree dieing. Without knowing what you are doing it is impossible to tell what is the problem with your tree.

Reading your post again.....

Asuming you are in the northern hemisphere. This is not the right time for repotting and junipers should not show signes of growth now. Are you in a area with very mild winters? Shilling it down and stop that growth is essential for survival.

Hello,

I am in a very similar situation with my juniper tree that I have recently bought from a store.

For a little background, I am in the northern part of the Midwest of USA. And the tree is sitting on a colder open window location with a NW sun exposure.

I have moisture meter and keep it basically right between moist and dry, specifically the c/b region on the meter, as well as some light misting of the foliage. I am experiencing a lot of dry and brittleness in the middle and bottom layers of the tree while the ends of each branch plus the top foliage are still soft, bright green, and seem largely unaffected. The bottom foliage seems mostly dry and brittle.

When performing the nail test - each primary/ larger branch and most secondary branches show the bright green color and not the white or gray dead look, which gives me some hope.

I am wondering what I should do next: Do I change out the original soil it was purchased in for the more traditional bonasi soil or wait till the normal early spring time? Additionally, would it be beneficial to add more light, via full spectrum grow lights, since I am not facing the optimal light exposure during this time?

Did you read previous posts in this thread?

Junipers are temperate species that cannot be grown indoors. Since this tree never got the slow transfer to winter it will proboably don't respond well to frost. What you need to do is to keep it just slightly above frost. I prefere 5c for a little safety. Everything above 10c will make it grow and emty the reserves needed for spring. During dormancy the tree don't need very much light. Even a totally dark spot in 5c is better than grow lights in living room conditions.

There are two important things to remember when repotting trees. Never repot an unhealthy tree and always do it in the right time of the year, which is late winter to early spring for junipers. In your case, when the tree is allready suffering, you will need a full growing season to get it back into health. Earliest possible repotting is then late winter 2024.