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Hello forum people!

I'm fairly new to bonsai, I've got this one since August (I think), so, first winter with it. Where I live winter is very mild, nothing below 3 or 4 Celsius in at night and we'll above 20 during the day. The tree receives like good 5 hours of sun a day and I'm watering daily. However, I'm noticing some whitening at the tip of a few branches. Attaching some photos for reference.

Could you please advise me whether this is normal or something to worry about?
Thanks!

If you don’t get frost in winter you may need to accept that junipers is not for you. They need a good winter dormancy and are hardy in usda zones 2-7. If you dont get frost at all you are in zone 10 or 11.

I have never seen these white tips before. But to me it looks like the tree is growing in winter and emptied all its reserves.

I don't think this is good news for the overall health of the tree.
Do you think there's a solution? Other than moving further north?
I should mention, this tree species is very common ever here, people have it in the front yards as bush and local garden centers are quite successful with it.
Thanks for the reply!!!

Ohh. Sorry. I asumed it was a chinese juniper. My bad.

The bonsai shop told me it's a green mountain juniper.

That would have been really good information to add to first post

I guess they ment green mound juniper (juniperus procumbens nana). Google don't give one search result for green Mountain juniper. In any case, the shop was wrong two times. This is not a green mound juniper.

I guess your first challenge is to get it identified.

Fair enough... I'd keep that in mind for the next post. Thanks for the advice.

I still think this is a juniper. Proboably squamata cultivar.

Some species of junipers go whitish on the tips naturally in spring. It can also be lime buildup or moths. I would think the first one as the tree looks healthy. Althou way to early but that can be due to your climate.

Don't take my words as absolute truth. There are members here that have more experience in junipers and also members from warmer regions that may chip in come weekend.

However, if it was my tree I would not be overly concerned at this point.

Hey guys!
After some research and asking, it seems like the tree is a procumbes juniper, if not, it is for sure a juniper :v
I kept a close watch onto it and I noticed some little cotton-like bugs. Which, it seems are attaching my orchids as well.
Do you guys have any advice on how to manage this pest?

Wooly aphids, I have heard they are really anoying.

Like most pests they attack the weaker plants first. I still think your climate is the problem here. Junipers grown in their right climate do not suffer from wolly aphids this time of the year. They are all dormant now.

I am not a fan of using poisons. I spray neem oil solution for prevention and pick the pests if I see them.