Winter Dieback on Juniper Groundcover - February 2026
I have a couple of small juniper groundcover plants in the backyard. They were planted years ago as 'bonsai nursery stock' that I transitioned to just going into the ground in the same spots they were stored. I'm pretty sure this is a Youngstown Juniper that went in back in 2019 . It has since grown up and out, but this year appears to have suffered a bit of dieback. I didn't see this earlier, so am guessing it might be winter-weather related. The photo below shows the front third of the juniper has gone brown and appears to be dead: Before Spring comes, I'll get out there and prune off the dead limbs and hopefully stimulate a little bit more growth to fill in the (now) bare spots in this groundcover.