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Juniper > Needles > Foliage pale green to yellow
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Rodent damage
- Bark is completely chewed from branches and stems
- Majority of damage occurs in winter and early spring on braches or stems not protected by snow
- Foliage turns yellow to brown on branches the bark was removed
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Juniper scale
Carulaspis juniper
- White, spot-like, approximately 1/10 inch diameter cover needles
- Dull green coloring of foliage is first sign of infestation
- In high infestations entire plant may look sprinkled with snow
- Foliage may turn yellow from insects sucking sap from needles, then brown and die as damage ages
- New growth fails to develop normally on infested branches
- More information on Juniper scale
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Root rot
Fusarium sp., Rhizoctonia solani, Phytophthora
cinnamomi
- Needles turn brown from the tips of the branches down
- Roots are dark colored, soft and mushy
- Occurs only on Junipers in heavy waterlogged soils
- More information on Root rot
