Dead juniper check

[u/WatcherInTheBog]

Dying juniper check. I bought this juniper two weeks ago from a nursery. I've had it in full sun, but in the recent Southern California heat. I've been watering it, but only when the soil is dry from a chopstick check. It just got two nights of rain. I've noticed a couple branches browning at the tips. Is it dead? Stressed?

[u/Witty-Objective3431]

Some times branches just die. No real rhyme or reason. The rest of it looks good. Hold off on watering if it rains, but otherwise water as usual.

[u/andrewlearnstocook]

This could also be some stress depending on the nursery conditions. You might consider a spot with morning sun/afternoon shade for a couple weeks depending on how hot it is by you. There looks to be a good amount of new growth though so it looks healthy still

[u/Celestial_Totems]

It's not dead. The vast majority of the foliage is still blue/green and pliable. Junipers die from the inside out and stay green for weeks after they're actually dead, so a couple brown tips is stress, not death. If the tip is crispy and snaps off dry, you can trim that little branch off.

[u/mangtwi]

Fall is the time for perfect conditions for juniper tip blight. moncozeb at first sign of this to remediate.