# Substance on Juniper **URL:** \ **Category:** Beginners\ **Created:** [July 31, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/substance-on-juniper/8655 "2021-07-31T20:12:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BonsaiNewbKyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@BonsaiNewbKyle](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/BonsaiNewbKyle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/substance-on-juniper/8655/1 "2021-07-31T20:13:00Z")
I’m not sure if this is just sap or something more diabolical. I decided to do some cleanup on a few of my nursery stock junipers since they are staying in their pots until next year. I came across this substance which looks like a growth on the plant. It is hard but not solid, i would say that it is sap, but it seemed strange to have a random spot of sap. ![20210731_155234](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/d/2/d28da4e1aa793acae698510533eda3dabcd59471.jpeg) ![20210731_155225](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/e/9/e9cb254d9d19d484f51f84029a7e456d699ef984.jpeg) ![20210731_155215](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/2/b/2b2ee9ca380428f9aa3956b66f54785190eac2bc.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Grif](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/grif/32/20087_2.png) [@Grif](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Grif)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/substance-on-juniper/8655/2 "2021-07-31T20:36:22Z")
> [@Juniper disease identification](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniper-disease-identification/2892): > > Anyone any idea what this is ? It’s all over my juniper around the junctions. the foliage seems fine. A number of other people in the UK have also been posting about it but I’ve not seen an identification yet. I’ve started spraying with fungicide for now. [20190322] You might want to have a look at this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Grif](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/grif/32/20087_2.png) [@Grif](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Grif)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/substance-on-juniper/8655/3 "2021-07-31T20:38:09Z")
[https://live.bonsaimirai.com/library/video/understanding-rust](https://live.bonsaimirai.com/library/video/understanding-rust) ---
**Author:** ![Grif](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/grif/32/20087_2.png) [@Grif](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Grif)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/substance-on-juniper/8655/4 "2021-07-31T20:40:51Z")
Quick video of Ryan going over rust. I’m not certain that it is rust. But… forewarned is forearmed. ---
**Author:** ![BonsaiNewbKyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@BonsaiNewbKyle](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/BonsaiNewbKyle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/substance-on-juniper/8655/5 "2021-07-31T21:15:56Z")
Well instead of removing the whole limb i did some careful cutting and it looks like it may have just been a bad wound from the nursery and it was trying to heal. I guess next step is to clean up the cut and add some cut paste? ![20210731_170611](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/4/a/4a950fada4a65262bd8cd920582936f50954b92e.jpeg) ![20210731_171216](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/2/6/26bc9bc66320cfb875145d8826db17efd44c01f9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Grif](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/grif/32/20087_2.png) [@Grif](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Grif)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/substance-on-juniper/8655/6 "2021-08-03T14:36:20Z")
@BonsaiNewbKyle sorry I missed the question mark. Yep that’ll probably be fine. Guessing you have done something by now though! Sorry for the delayed reply! ---
**Author:** ![Winnipeg-Walt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19adc/32.png) [@Winnipeg-Walt](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Winnipeg-Walt)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/substance-on-juniper/8655/7 "2021-08-04T15:34:50Z")
Every time I see this thread title, I misread it as “Jupiter” 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Grif](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/grif/32/20087_2.png) [@Grif](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Grif)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/substance-on-juniper/8655/8 "2021-08-05T06:17:20Z")
@Winnipeg-Walt Hopefully we are a little closer to earth!! 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Kyle.from.duval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/77aa72/32.png) [@Kyle.from.duval](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Kyle.from.duval)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/substance-on-juniper/8655/9 "2021-08-07T22:02:10Z")
Maybe just pitch a pocket ---
**Author:** ![Kyle.from.duval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/77aa72/32.png) [@Kyle.from.duval](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Kyle.from.duval)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/substance-on-juniper/8655/10 "2021-08-07T22:03:45Z")
Bad typing might have been just a pitch pocket of sap ---
**Author:** ![BonsaiNewbKyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@BonsaiNewbKyle](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/BonsaiNewbKyle)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/substance-on-juniper/8655/11 "2021-08-09T23:21:24Z")
@Grif Yes, I cleaned up the cut and applied some cut paste. I will continue to monitor it for other signs/symptoms. Thank you all for your input.