Jim,
I'm with Marty on this, pinching is really the best way to get the juniper
to back-bud. Slow, but safe. I'd also recommend feeding with Schultz
10-60-10 (called Bloom Plus) at 1/4 the dosage EVERY time you water for the
next couple months, then switch to full dose feeding twice a month. This
has served me well with several of 'the brides' junipers in the past and
absolutely saved one of my much loved California junipers when it looked for
all the world to be belly up.

Regards,
Shelly Hurd Central CA - Sunset Zone 8-USDA Zone 9


"Jim Lewis" wrote:
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My problem: Much of the new growth is at the end of long
spindly, brown twigs, as:

||||####

where is the old brown needle stubs that dried and blew
away as it was recovering and #### is the bright new growth way
out at the end of that long, skinny twig.

My question. If I snip that "branch" half way (or less), can I
expect to see more #### show up at the end of the shortened
branch? If not, what's the solution to this dilemma?