JUNIPER Ant Infestation / Bare Root?

[yashu]

Holy cowyou got some extra saturation there or what!?!?!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Note to self, will report death or life on June 2.

More like July 2…but one way or the other, you’ll know. Hope it pulls through, but quit repotting and cutting on it if you want it to live.

 

[We're all Mad Here...🎩]

You got it. The only thing I cut off this on day 1 were like 2 desert dry ends, haven't even cleaned it properly yet, and won't for quite some time. It's healing!

 

[We're all Mad Here...🎩]

More like July 2…but one way or the other, you’ll know. Hope it pulls through, but quit repotting and cutting on it if you want it to live.

Man I forgot to report back, have to give you the hats off. Dead as a door nail. Others are thriving. Lesson learned, and many more lie ahead!

Cheers
Cj

 

[Lorax7]

For future reference, “my tree has ants” is never a reason to repot a tree. There are much easier ways to get rid of ants.

 

[We're all Mad Here...🎩]

For future reference, “my tree has ants” is never a reason to repot a tree. There are much easier ways to get rid of ants.

Thank you, that lesson was understood.

 

[We're all Mad Here...🎩]

Resurrecting this thread. Two years ago I bought two junipers, one of which I killed due to bare rooting it in summer, but the other I let grow last summer and survive the winter. Both were of the same size and quality. I have yet to repot the survivor, and I'm sure it's root bound, as the other one was.

Wanted to share the photo of it as of today and ask a question. I know it's common to grow trees out for years, so would it be wise to slip pot this one this year and let it grow for more time? It does get regular fertilizer and seems to he growing pretty well this spring. It's in a #5 pot at the moment.

There are small little buds on it I have personally never seen on junipers, and hoped somebody could educate me on this (photos). They almost look like baby pinecones.

Thanks all.

 

[Empty Mountain]

looks like pollen cones!

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

They absolutely are pollen cones.
Some people get pretty allergic reactions to them, so don't hesitate hosing them down before you touch your plant.
On sunny days, shake a branch and you can see the clouds of pollen come off.