Apparently I screwed up adding a photo...sorry, I'm new to Lemmy still
FYI you can also edit your original post to upload photos afterwards (I've done that several times).
At this point I've given up even spending time on my trees until I figure out how to keep them alive for several years. I thought I had it down -- I have a collection of junipers I've dug up around my yard and have had potted for almost three years now. Then this Spring, I'm not quite sure what happened, but I lost two of the largest trees. My best guess is that we had a comparatively huge amount of rain this year, and the posts were sitting in dirt where they may not have been able to drain properly. I have them all sitting on wood planks now so we'll see how that goes, but the rest of them all seem to be healthy.
You definitely want to experiment with some that you're not too invested in, though. Turns out caring for these small beauties can be really tricky.
FYI you can also edit your original post to upload photos afterwards
Good to know, thank you!
I almost bought a juniper, I loved the look of it, but I was worried about how it would last through the winter in our yard as a beginner, and it was about 5x the price. I ended up going with these guys because 1) they're indoor, so he told me they're fine on my deck, and once the temperature starts to drop I can bring them inside, 2) he said they're harder to kill, and 3) they were on sale for $30 each, down from $120, so I won't be heartbroken if I kill them lol.
