Andre_J
Sapling
Seems to mainly be in the lower areas of the foliage. Tree was repotted sometime in late April. Any advice is much appreciated.
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Seems to mainly be in the lower areas of the foliage. Tree was repotted sometime in late April. Any advice is much appreciated.
Scriv
Mame
Tree looks pretty healthy overall... the yellowing is usually a sign of overwatering/underwatering.
Keep a chopstick or skewer stick in the soil. Check it every day. If it's damp, don't water it. If it's dry... water it.
Wouldn't worry too much though.
Keep a chopstick or skewer stick in the soil. Check it every day. If it's damp, don't water it. If it's dry... water it.
Wouldn't worry too much though.
Scorpius
Chumono
Juniper drop old needles this time of year. Normal.
Baku1875
Shohin
i suspect this is a pretty sweet looking tree, can you take a zoomed out photo to see the entire tree?
I concur that the tree is just shedding some old growth. Junipers do this naturally, although repotting can incentivize them to drop any dead weight foliage more quickly to balance out their canopy with loss of root mass. But the growing tips look green and healthy. I wouldn't worry unless 25% or more of the foliage starts to yellow and drop. Give it time to recover. You might also check it for spider mites just to be safe. They tend to target weakened trees. If a tree looks leeched of its green color, spidermites are often to blame.
Shibui
Imperial Masterpiece
I don't think this is just old foliage shedding. Looking at the photos there are entire small shoots turning yellow from base to tip.
More on lower branches may point to lack of light. Does the tree get turned regularly to get even sun on all sides? Is there more yellowing on one side than another? shaded side? sunny side?
Trees will also shed entire twigs if they come under stress. Possibly repotting followed by inadequate watering, even for one hot day is enough to cause something like this.
One of the problems diagnosing stress related dieback in junipers is that it does not show up for ages and by the time we see it we've forgotten all about that weekend the water was off or whatever else went wrong back then.
Overall I think the tree looks healthy enough so just keep a good eye on it and make sure water, light and fert are all managed properly for the next few weeks.
More on lower branches may point to lack of light. Does the tree get turned regularly to get even sun on all sides? Is there more yellowing on one side than another? shaded side? sunny side?
Trees will also shed entire twigs if they come under stress. Possibly repotting followed by inadequate watering, even for one hot day is enough to cause something like this.
One of the problems diagnosing stress related dieback in junipers is that it does not show up for ages and by the time we see it we've forgotten all about that weekend the water was off or whatever else went wrong back then.
Overall I think the tree looks healthy enough so just keep a good eye on it and make sure water, light and fert are all managed properly for the next few weeks.
