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Originally Posted by cyclops
id wonder the same thing i got a small young juniper for free and was a lil hesitant also the soil was shitty so i repotted it today in some sphagnum moss meanwhile while waiting to get new soil but i noticed alot of the roots were really black very few were nice and fresh and was wondering if its a sign that it could be dead cuz ive been told junipers keep there color weeks after dieing
thanks
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Cyclops, You repotted into sphagnum? Why? and only to repot again when you have proper soil? If there were a bunch of black roots, your juniper is in deep trouble already. You don't want to keep messing with the roots of a stressed plant. Also, it can take months for a juniper to finally die, especially if there are some black and some normal roots. I've found that they just slowly decline, never putting on fresh growth, slowly turning brown until they crisp.
Mary B.