# Juniper root problem

**URL:** https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniper-root-problem/3792
**Category:** Horticulture
**Created:** [July 30, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniper-root-problem/3792 "2019-07-30T01:44:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![YoloCoBonsaiNut](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/yolocobonsainut/32/5251_2.png) [@YoloCoBonsaiNut](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/YoloCoBonsaiNut)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniper-root-problem/3792/1 "2019-07-30T01:44:05Z")

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I decided to take a peak under the pot of a juniper I picked up at a hardware store. I don’t see anything obviously wrong with the top, but in the bottom I see this:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/f/f493a175f070b53d82dccadcb100a3b093b6863f.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/4/4074d9e22e4f2440ac3160dc03f08f66c85c2d10.jpeg)

And this:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/a/a2f3eee916a098972a7f70bb3d123003a05d694a.jpeg)

Any tips on identification, treatment, etc. will be appreciated.

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### Author: ![MtBakerBonsai](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/mtbakerbonsai/32/23909_2.png) [@MtBakerBonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MtBakerBonsai)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniper-root-problem/3792/2 "2019-07-30T14:42:30Z")

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At first glance I thought, Juniper, got to be root aphids.  
Then I thought mycorrhizae.  
Is anything crawling around in those pics?  
If so, an application of nematodes will take care of it.

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### Author: ![AndyK](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/andyk/32/2330_2.png) [@AndyK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/AndyK)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniper-root-problem/3792/3 "2019-07-30T15:20:55Z")

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Yes, looks like mycorrhizae. Lucky you, healthy roots.  
Even if it has root aphid it’s not the end of the world unless the tree makes a turn for the worst. I am learning how to just live with root aphids and not get too stressed.

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### Author: ![YoloCoBonsaiNut](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/yolocobonsainut/32/5251_2.png) [@YoloCoBonsaiNut](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/YoloCoBonsaiNut)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniper-root-problem/3792/4 "2019-07-30T23:14:25Z")

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I hope you are correct. I was fearing an emergency repot in the middle of summer heat. It’s only 95 this week but we will be back above 100 soon.

Thank you!