Well done on the tree. Looks good. Might I suggest two things to consider?
First you should seal wounds where branches were removed with a sealant just to keep moist out as this is the perfect breeding ground for mold and fungus. It also on some trees cause the tree to rot as water weakens the wood and it rots away.
Second If it was me I would plant the tree in a bigger pot for now just to grow faster and heal over. After that you can pot it into a bonsai pot again. Trees develop faster in nursery containers or big seeding trays.
That’s what I would have done. But there is nothing wrong with what you did. 😉
Nice move with using a saw to cut through the tender bark.
I need to get some different sealants, and find out what works best. Some of them stain the tree, and I need to learn which ones do this permanently and which ones are only temporary. As my collection grows, I have more trees I can practice test trials on, to see which options will work best on my main trees.
Recently, I did concoct my own wound treatment formula. Tea tree oil, peppermint oil, cinnamon, and castor oil. Seems to be working to keep fungus and insects away, but not very strong to hold in moisture. Uses it on forsythia and willow, both which heals quickly anyway.
Any good tools for carving out the interior hard wood that stick out from a cut? Maybe knob cutters or a rotary dremmel to grind it out? Some of these tools, along with proper bonsai wire and wound sealant I have not had the funds to invest in... yet.
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All good. Tools are expensive and it takes a while to build up a collection of tools.
I use a cheap wound sealer made by effekto called steriseal. Don’t know if it is available in you region.
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