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title: "Hey guys, My girlfriend got me this juniper bonsai tree for a gift…"
description: "Hey guys, My girlfriend got me this juniper bonsai tree for a gift but idk how to take care of it other than give it water. I thought when it turned yellow its…"
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community: "Bonsai Matters"
author: "GreenMan"
published: "2024-05-01T06:37:36.217135Z"
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# Hey guys, My girlfriend got me this juniper bonsai tree for a gift…

_Posted by GreenMan on 2024-05-01_

Hey guys, My girlfriend got me this juniper bonsai tree for a gift but idk how to take care of it other than give it water. I thought when it turned yellow its just the winter season.. but now its spring and its still like this. im not sure if its dead or i still can save it? Any tips are appreciated!

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## 7 comments

### Tyler commented on 2024-05-01

Same thing happened to me on my first bonsai and I could not revive it.

#### Tyler replied on 2024-05-01

If they're all yellow it would be safe to assume it's dead unfortunately :/

### PorkChop 🐽 commented on 2024-05-01

You can’t keep them inside. I think it might be dead, because of all the brown dieback on all the leaves.

### Trevor commented on 2024-05-01

It's dead. They need to live outside and have a period of winter dormancy

#### GreenMan replied on 2024-05-01

what does dormancy mean? and is it 100% unsaveable?

#### PorkChop 🐽 replied on 2024-05-03

Dormancy is when basically hibernation but for plants. This tree doesn’t look dormant, it looks fried to a crisp :P

### Trevor commented on 2024-05-01

Scratch a very tiny piece of bark if there's green under it it might be salvageable. Dormancy is a period where in the wild it would sit through a full winter of cold. Then in spring it would gradually wake up.

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