You have some browning. I would lay off fertilising for a month or more. I would insert a chop stick or finger in the dirt past the moss to see how wet soil is. Daily.
Water once soil is dry to touch, Liberally.
One problem with juniper is they don't show many external signs of illness. I fear you may have over fertilized and over watered while indoors. Time will tell if your got an unsurvivable bout of root rot.
Johnny spend a rainy afternoon and wander around in the Bonsai Identification forum.
Count the number of posts the average new poster makes before they quit.
Did they learn everything worth knowing (about their tree) with that twenty word answer? Or did they just give up?
Keep questioning. The only way you can't get home is if you give up.
A smarter bonsai guy than me said: "Killing trees is the price of admission for learning bonsai".
Count the number of posts the average new poster makes before they quit.
Did they learn everything worth knowing (about their tree) with that twenty word answer? Or did they just give up?
Keep questioning. The only way you can't get home is if you give up.
A smarter bonsai guy than me said: "Killing trees is the price of admission for learning bonsai".
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Unfortunately, junipers die from the inside out. By the time it shows brown, it can be too late to save it. It may have been too late already when you got it. If you are going to buy another one, I suggest finding a reputable bonsai dealer, not a big box or a mall kiosk. If you get another juniper or other temperate tree, keep it outdoors.
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https://www.gregsbonsaihouse.com/
www.wildwoodgardens.com
https://www.ohiobonsai.com/ (aka kensworldofbonsai.com )
https://clevelandbonsaiclub.com/
not recommending any of these places, which I just found in a quick search. If you really want to learn about bonsai, the bonsai club would be the place to go. People there would be very knowledgeable about where to buy bonsai as well as how to take care of it.
There are also lots of on-line bonsai vendors. I haven't purchased from any and can't say anything more about it. I have purchased lots of plants and trees on-line and they usually arrive in good condition.
www.wildwoodgardens.com
https://www.ohiobonsai.com/ (aka kensworldofbonsai.com )
https://clevelandbonsaiclub.com/
not recommending any of these places, which I just found in a quick search. If you really want to learn about bonsai, the bonsai club would be the place to go. People there would be very knowledgeable about where to buy bonsai as well as how to take care of it.
There are also lots of on-line bonsai vendors. I haven't purchased from any and can't say anything more about it. I have purchased lots of plants and trees on-line and they usually arrive in good condition.