Bansai Juniper Yellowing
- Radial
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Good morning!
I have a great little (3ish year old) Bansai Juniper that till now has been doing quite well.
New growth, really good color and kept in indirect sun outdoors. I'm here in S.W. Florida so he seems to
really enjoy the humidity.
Within the last two weeks, his leaves have turned brown at the tips (over watering??) and has
become yellow in most areas.
I swear i haven't changed my routine. (unless some family member is "helping" me and I don't know about it.)
I've moved him to direct sun and monitoring the soil water content with a meter.
What have I done
-Jim
I have a great little (3ish year old) Bansai Juniper that till now has been doing quite well.
New growth, really good color and kept in indirect sun outdoors. I'm here in S.W. Florida so he seems to
really enjoy the humidity.
Within the last two weeks, his leaves have turned brown at the tips (over watering??) and has
become yellow in most areas.
I swear i haven't changed my routine. (unless some family member is "helping" me and I don't know about it.)
I've moved him to direct sun and monitoring the soil water content with a meter.
What have I done
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-Jim
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Very unlikely to be overwatered, the tips do go like that at times, I would trim the dead bits off and leave it alone. The pot looks big for the size of the plant, it is difficult to tell from the picture though. Luckily you don't have it inside as that would kill it.
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I wasn't thinking I was over watering, but one never knows..
Any thoughts to the yellowing?
-Jim
Any thoughts to the yellowing?
-Jim
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Normally I would say lack of light. Could be lack of nutrients, are you adding any fertiliser?
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Soil moist meters are a decent measuring tool for fully organic soils. Once you add gritty, unorganic stuff they just don't work. Learn how to water your tree correct and ditch that meter.
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I'll do it.
I hadn't thought about the inorganics "spoofing" the reading.
I hadn't thought about the inorganics "spoofing" the reading.
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