A little advice

[rd113]

Hello
I’m not new to Bonsai, but I am new to junipers. I live in Charleston SC and the Spring temperatures have been humid and mild. I purchased this juniper a few months ago and recently noticed a slight discoloration on one branch. I water daily and the tree receives approximately 8 hours of sun. I checked for spider mites but didn’t see any. I did spray with some neem oil just in case. I would however like to know if this is common or should I be concerned and change strategies. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

 

[AZbonsai]

Just 1 branch it was probably broken somewhere along the line. The rest of the tree looks healthy.

 

[rd113]

Ok thanks for the reply!

 

[cheap_walmart_art]

Probabaly what @AZbonsai said - but living in the southeast like we do, it won't hurt to treat your juniper with mancozeb every so often to help prevent tip blight.

 

[rd113]

Ok thanks! Will do

 

[Japonicus]

There appears to be a coil of wire on or below this branch that's dead or dying.
It was probably either over worked when wired and or wired out of season, and the cambium broke.

I know you said 8 hours of Sun, but this area has great shade. Not so great for juniper there where pictured.

 

[yenling83]

It looks to me like someone cut the primary branch which was connected to the now dead branch. While it's hard to tell it appears that it was cut too closely to the branch which ended up dying. I believe I can see water and sap loss, you'll generally want to leave a stub and respect the collar to allow the branch to die back on it's own. Especially around Spring time when the tree is really flowing this can be an issue. When the branch was removed, only a small branch was left and the live vein feeding that branch was reduced to a fraction of what it was. It was probably just a combo of this. Nice part about procumbens and San Jose is they are generally very strong. I'm sure the tree will be fine and you can make that into a jin

 

[sorce]

Welcome to Crazy!

Sorce

 

[Japonicus]

Welcome to Crazy!

Sorce

You've got me saying that at work for some time now

 

[rd113]

Wonderful! Thanks guys for the feedback and the education!