Normal winter color on procumbens or is it dead

[DeerisSleepy]

It started doing this over the last week. I bought it back in March but had to slip it into a new pot cause the old one broke and it's been doing fine since then until about a week ago.

 

[19Mateo83]

 

[DeerisSleepy]

Bummer

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

If the foliage is crunchy, there's not much hope.

 

[bwaynef]

What kind of temps has it been subjected to? I'm not convinced its dead. Also, not familiar w/ MO weather.

 

[Shibui]

The problem with many conifers, including Juniper, is that by the time you see there's a problem it's often too late. They seem to die from the trunk outwards so by the time the foliage is crispy the whole tree is very dead. What you are seeing now was probably caused several weeks ago, maybe longer. Hard to tell what the cause might be but I'd guess too dry at some stage because of the rapid decline. Most other causes I'm familiar with take longer to kill off a tree.

 

[DeerisSleepy]

What kind of temps has it been subjected to? I'm not convinced its dead. Also, not familiar w/ MO weather.

Around here it can be spring then go right back to winter. The lowest it's gotten was in the lower 20s
https://ambientweather.net/dashboard/4c627d421816d818acedc2c4713f055f/graphs
I'm wondering if it gets below freezing should I have just put it in my garage or waited until temps got lower

 

[bwaynef]

Is it dry/crunchy like @Desert O'Piñon mentioned? If so, I wouldn't hold out much hope. I think it's just winter color.

 

[DeerisSleepy]

Is it dry/crunchy like @Desert O'Piñon mentioned? If so, I wouldn't hold out much hope. I think it's just winter color.

it feels the same as it always has, do you mean crunchy as in it easily falls off or in another way.

 

[bwaynef]

Dry/Crunchy foliage would fall off easily. Sounds like this is winter color.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

There is a fair amount to consider. Color, texture, pliability...
If it's not brittle, crumbly foliage, and the ends of the branches don't just break off with minimal pressure, @bwaynef is probably correct, and the answer to your question is yes, it is most likely winter color. Looks like you still have a promising young bonsai-in-waiting.

 

[Empty Mountain]

The problem with many conifers, including Juniper, is that by the time you see there's a problem it's often too late. They seem to die from the trunk outwards so by the time the foliage is crispy the whole tree is very dead. What you are seeing now was probably caused several weeks ago, maybe longer. Hard to tell what the cause might be but I'd guess too dry at some stage because of the rapid decline. Most other causes I'm familiar with take longer to kill off a tree.

Great trait for Christmas trees, bad for bonsai.