Hi,
I am actually using Silicone on my Trees, after cutting off Branches, which is transparent with anti fungicides contained in it, and my Trees did all so far react positive to it.
The good thing is, I can see thru the Silicone and observe the progress the wound closing does show. Today I made a drastic bend on one of my tiny trees, and made it snap a bit at one point,
I am very sure it will heal perfectly fine - I did cover the part of the bent trunk in silicone, it will dry out air tight very soon, and fungus/bacteria will not have a chance. I always see those drastic
bendings done with Raffia and today I thought, it would be possible to cover the whole trunk/branch in a more or less thick layer of silicone before applying Raffia and bending, so if anything
breaks a bit, it would heal well, since the silicone itself will stay airtight and snug, no matter what happens with the tree that is being bent.
Since I am only working with very tiny Bonsai I cannot verify if this method would be effective, maybe someone might still be interested in giving it a try.
I hope it can be of use for someone.
I am actually using Silicone on my Trees, after cutting off Branches, which is transparent with anti fungicides contained in it, and my Trees did all so far react positive to it.
The good thing is, I can see thru the Silicone and observe the progress the wound closing does show. Today I made a drastic bend on one of my tiny trees, and made it snap a bit at one point,
I am very sure it will heal perfectly fine - I did cover the part of the bent trunk in silicone, it will dry out air tight very soon, and fungus/bacteria will not have a chance. I always see those drastic
bendings done with Raffia and today I thought, it would be possible to cover the whole trunk/branch in a more or less thick layer of silicone before applying Raffia and bending, so if anything
breaks a bit, it would heal well, since the silicone itself will stay airtight and snug, no matter what happens with the tree that is being bent.
Since I am only working with very tiny Bonsai I cannot verify if this method would be effective, maybe someone might still be interested in giving it a try.
I hope it can be of use for someone.