The best tree waxes, compared.
Top pick: Comioke sealer, 100 g Best value: Vividye sealer, 500 g – About £10.99 for 500 g, about £2.20 per stated 100 g, with 4.5 from 9 ratings. UK reviews call the film extremely bright green. Updated October 2026.
Tree wax here is a pruning seal, wound paint, or bonsai cut paste, not a hair-removal wax. Leave most clean cuts open: the Royal Horticultural Society and the Association say paint can trap moisture and slow compartmentalisation. A seal is the narrower case: silver leaf that keeps returning on, laburnum, poplar or rhododendron; bacterial canker cuts on in July or August; and small styled bonsai wounds. The yes-or-no, before any brand, is in [tree wax or leave the cut open](/hub/trees-and-palms/tree-wax/sub/tree-wax-or-leave-open). A 4.7 from six ratings is not the same evidence as 1,172. No score here is a laboratory test, and no paste cures disease already in the wood. A tree wax is one of three products, and they are not interchangeable. A pruning seal is and, model 86600040: a natural-resin gel made in the United Kingdom, 300 g, with a brush cap. The seller says it suits organic gardening and use down to -10°C. The safety data sheet lists ethanol at about 10–15 percent, so the gel is flammable and it stains.
Tree wax here is a pruning seal, wound paint, or bonsai cut paste, not a hair-removal wax.
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What are you sealing?
The Comioke listing is a white 100 g wound paste with a brush in the title, captured at about £7.49, and the star line is 4.7 from 6 ratings. The listing holds only two UK review bodies against that count of 6, so the stars are a small sample next to Arbrex's 1,172. One reviewer used it on garden trees and said it stayed thick in the weather. The other said to apply it sparingly on fruit-tree cuts and that a thin layer sealed bare wood, which is a limit on how much you put on. The seller says it dries in a few seconds, and that drying claim is not repeated in those two reviews. Country of origin is China, and the colour field says WHITE. You can see a thin seal that stayed put in two comments, and you cannot treat 4.7 as a season-long test.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who wants a white 100 g paste with a brush at about £7.49.
Less suitable: A buyer who wants a large UK review count or a named resin brand.
Specifications
Common questions
What fill and colour are listed?
Unit count is 100.0 gram and item weight is 100 g. Colour is white. Country of origin is China. Price is about £7.49.
Does it include a brush?
The title and the bullets say to apply it with a brush. The seller says it dries in a few seconds. That drying claim is not repeated in the two review bodies.
What do the UK reviews say?
One reviewer used it on garden trees and said it stayed thick in the weather. The other said to apply it sparingly on fruit-tree cuts and that a thin layer sealed bare wood. The listing has two review bodies against a count of 6.
The Kiyonal tube is a Japanese bonsai cut paste, sold by Zac's Bonsai, that reviewers dab onto small cuts rather than brush over large limbs. The captured price is about £11.99 with 4.6 from 487 amazon.co.uk ratings, the highest sticker price in this set. The title and the unit count both say 100 g, while a liquid-volume field says 0.25 litres, so that figure is not extra paste in the tube. In the first 50 reviews, people praise a little paste on bonsai cuts and a bark-like colour once it has dried. The tube instructions are in Japanese with no English, so you are working from the listing rather than the pack text. Paste on fingers is a repeated complaint if you do not apply it from the tube or with a tool, and tubes that split come up as well.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer sealing small bonsai cuts who can work from a Japanese tube.
Less suitable: A buyer who needs English pack instructions or a 300 g garden bottle.
Specifications
Common questions
What size is the tube?
The listing says a 100 g tube. Unit count is 100.0 gram and item weight is 100 g. A liquid-volume field says 0.25 litres, which conflicts with the 100 g figures.
Who is it for on the listing?
The title and target-species field say bonsai. Bullets say pruning cuts, less moisture loss, and less infection. Manufacturer is Zac's Bonsai Ltd. It is described as imported from Japan.
What do reviewers repeat?
In the first 50 reviews, people praise a little paste on bonsai cuts and a bark-like dry colour. Repeated complaints are Japanese-only instructions, paste on fingers, and tubes that split.
The OunTechGlory title says 100 g of wound paste with a brush, at about £7.49, while the item weight is 20 g and the unit count is 1.0 count rather than 100 gram. Those figures conflict, so you should check the fill when the parcel arrives rather than trust the title alone. The star line is 4.6 from 3 ratings, and the listing contains no review text. The seller says it dries quickly, is applied with a brush, and covers storm, animal, and pruning damage, including bonsai and grafts; none of that is backed by a written review. Colour is filed as DX-01, and country of origin is China. A high star line on three ratings does not settle the weight mismatch.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who will check the fill on arrival, because the title and the item weight disagree.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a confirmed 100 g fill or written reviews.
Specifications
Common questions
How much product does the listing claim?
The title says 100 g. Item weight is 20 g and the unit count is 1.0 count, not 100 gram. Those figures conflict.
Is a brush listed?
The title says the pack includes a brush for application. Colour is filed as DX-01. Country of origin is China. Price is about £7.49.
What do the three ratings say?
The star line is 4.6 from 3. The listing contains no review text.
The Provanto Arbrex Seal and Heal bottle is a 300 g UK-made gel that reviewers brush onto pruning cuts, damaged bark, and fruit-tree wounds, and the captured amazon.co.uk price is about £7.80 with 4.5 from 1,172 ratings. Across the first 50 UK reviews, people say the film covered cuts on fruit trees, acers, and damaged bark. Stickiness is the complaint that keeps returning: it gets on hands, clothes, hair, and ladders. The built-in brush wastes product or flies off if you squeeze the bottle hard. Some reviewers say the dry film cracked or peeled and left wood exposed. The listing says it is a natural resin, suitable for organic gardening, and usable down to -10°C, but the listing has no MAPP number and the gel is not a cure for disease. For a small bonsai dab, this 300 g bottle is more mess than the job needs.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who wants the named UK pruning seal with a large amazon.co.uk review count.
Less suitable: A buyer who wants a small bonsai tube or a water-based paste that is not described as very sticky.
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Common questions
What fill and origin does the listing state?
The title says 300 g. Country of origin is the United Kingdom. Manufacturer is SBM Life Science Ltd, model 86600040. Item weight is 342 g.
What do the bullets claim about frost and organic gardening?
The bullets say frost protection down to -10°C and that it is suitable for organic gardening, with naturally occurring active ingredients. The listing has no MAPP number.
What do UK reviewers repeat about using it?
Across the first 50 UK reviews, stickiness and a messy brush cap are common complaints. Praise is that it sealed cuts on fruit trees, acers, and damaged bark. Some say the dry film cracked or peeled.
The Vividye tub is 500 g of water-based paste at about £10.99, about £2.20 per stated 100 g, with 4.5 from 9 amazon.co.uk ratings. UK reviews describe a sealed bag of liquid, disposable gloves, and a small brush, and seven of them praise easy brushing and coverage on cuts. The seller says to stir, then apply a thin layer, with a second coat after 2 hours on deep wounds. The complaint that repeats is the film: reviewers call the colour extremely bright green, and one said they would not use it on bonsai. One review also mentions an odour on opening. Origin is China, and the listing ranks under Wound Dressings rather than Garden. If you need grams for many cuts and you can live with a green film, the volume is the point; on a show tree, the colour is the reason to leave it.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer covering many cuts who can accept a bright green film.
Less suitable: A buyer sealing a show bonsai or who wants the paste to match bark.
Specifications
Common questions
What is in the tub, according to the listing and the reviews?
Unit count is 500.0 gram and item weight is 610 g. Included components say tree wound sealer 500 g. UK reviews add a sealed bag of liquid, disposable gloves, and a small brush.
Does the seller call it water-based?
Yes. The bullets say water-based, stir, then a thin layer, and a second coat after 2 hours on deep wounds. Price is about £10.99. Part number V184uk. Origin China.
What do the UK reviews complain about?
Seven UK reviews praise easy brushing and coverage. The repeated complaint is a very bright green colour, including one reviewer who would not use it on bonsai. The rank sits under Wound Dressings, not Garden.
This Flintronic listing pairs a 100 g paste with grafting tape in the title, at about £8.00, and the bullets say you wrap a grafting membrane only after the wax has dried. The star line is 4.2 from 6, and the review bodies match the other Flintronic ASINs in this set, so those six ratings are not a separate sample for the tape bundle. The only UK review body says the product was as described but the colour is a bit garish. Two further reviews are from Germany. Item weight is 210 g, country of origin is China, and the manufacturer is flintronic-eu. The seller also claims a breathable film that holds moisture in frost and summer, which the UK comment does not describe. You are buying the tape named on the listing, not a larger review base than the about £6.99 single tub.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who wants paste and grafting tape named on one listing.
Less suitable: A buyer who needs UK reviews that are not shared with the single tub.
Specifications
Common questions
What is different about this Flintronic listing?
The title adds grafting tape. The bullets say to wrap a grafting membrane only after the wax has dried. Price is about £8.00. Item weight is 210 g.
Does it have its own reviews?
The star line is 4.2 from 6, and the review bodies match the other Flintronic ASINs in this set, including one UK comment that the colour is garish.
Where is it made, according to the listing?
Country of origin is China. Manufacturer is flintronic-eu. Model L1-YHJ-5757547-FBA.
The twin listing is two 100 g Flintronic pastes with integrated brushes, captured at about £9.99, and the item weight is 280 g. The star line is the same 4.2 from 6 as the single tub and the tape bundle, and the review bodies match, so you are not looking at a second set of buyers. The only UK review body says it was as described and that the colour is a bit garish. Two further reviews are from Germany. The seller says each container has an integrated brush and that the film limits drying and cracking, including a frost and summer claim the reviews do not test. Country of origin is China. If you want two tubs on one order, the pack count is the difference; the rating count is not.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who wants two 100 g tubs on one listing.
Less suitable: A buyer comparing review volume, because the six ratings are shared.
Specifications
Common questions
How many tubs are in the title?
The title says a 2 pack of 100 g. Number of packs is 2. Item weight is 280 g. Price is about £9.99.
Is the brush included?
The bullets say each container has an integrated brush. Application method is brush.
What does the UK review say?
The only UK review body says it was as described but the colour is a bit garish. Two further reviews are from Germany.
The single Flintronic tub is a 100 g paste with an integrated brush at about £6.99, the lowest sticker price in this set. The star line is 4.2 from 6, and the listing shows the same three review bodies as the tape bundle and the twin pack. One UK note says the colour is a bit garish, and two reviews are from Germany. Item weight is 140 g against a 100 g title, and country of origin is China. The seller says the film forms on cut surfaces and that it protects cells from frost damage in winter; that frost line is a listing claim, not something the UK review describes. You get the cheapest single tub here only if you accept that the six ratings are shared with the other Flintronic ASINs.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who wants the cheapest single tub in this set and accepts a shared review line.
Less suitable: A buyer who wants a separate UK review base or a named resin brand.
Specifications
Common questions
How much is in the pack?
The title says 100 g. Item weight is 140 g. Number of packs is 1. Country of origin is China.
Does the listing include a brush?
The bullets say a 100 g container with an integrated brush. Included components is recorded as 1.
Are the six ratings only for this ASIN?
The listing shows 4.2 from 6 and the same three review bodies as the other Flintronic listings here: one UK note about a garish colour, and two reviews from Germany.
The Vividella listing is a 100 g paste with a brush in the title, at about £7.99, and the star line is 4.0 from 1 rating. The listing has no review body, so there is nothing to quote about how the film looks or whether it stayed on a cut. Unit count is 100.0 gram and item weight is 134 g. The seller says the paste has a waterproof effect in wind and rain, supplies nutrition, and that you should not touch the skin; those lines are uncorroborated by a review. Country of origin is China, and the garden rank sits under Tree & Shrub Fertilisers. You can see a stated fill and a brush on the listing, and you cannot see a UK comment about a real pruning job.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who only needs a 100 g listing with a brush and can accept a single star and no review text.
Less suitable: A buyer who wants review comments or a known brand.
Specifications
Common questions
What does the listing say is in the box?
Included components are 100 g tree wound sealer. The title includes a brush. Unit count is 100.0 gram and item weight is 134 g. Price is about £7.99.
Any safety line on the listing?
The seller says not to touch the skin and that the paste will not harm plants. There is no formal warning paragraph.
Is there a written review?
The Customer Reviews line is 4.0 out of 5 from 1 rating. The listing has no review body, so there is nothing to quote about performance.
Nine tree waxes on amazon.co.uk were scored on 16 October 2026 from listing facts and review notes, not from a garden trial. The working sheet scores Amazon stars out of 30, review volume out of 25, listing consistency out of 18, review fit out of 12 and price out of 10. A title that says 100 g when the item weight is 20 g takes 9 points off. The weights below are those five caps scaled to 100. The score ranks a listing inside this set. It is not an RHS trial, a MAPP authorisation, or a laboratory test.
Amazon stars
32%On the working sheet, stars are (Amazon stars ÷ 5) × 30, rounded half up. A 4.5 becomes 27 and a 4.6 becomes 28. The star line on each product stays the amazon.co.uk figure.
Review volume
26%On the working sheet, 1,000 or more ratings score 25, 100–999 score 20, 8–19 score 8, 4–7 score 4, 2–3 score 2, and 1 scores 1. Six ratings do not outweigh 1,172.
Listing consistency
19%On the working sheet, a stated fill, a brush or cap, an origin, and a use that agree score up to 18. A 0.25 litre field beside a 100 g tube, or a shared review line, scores lower.
Review fit
13%On the working sheet, UK review text that describes a pruning cut, a bonsai dab, coverage, colour, or mess scores up to 12. No written review scores 0. Shared text is not counted again.
Price
10%On the working sheet, price scores up to 10 inside this about £6.99–£11.99 set. The 500 g tub at about £10.99 scores 10 because that is about £2.20 per stated 100 g, the lowest rate among packs with a gram unit and UK review text.
Start with whether the cut should stay open. Then choose pruning seal, bonsai paste, or generic paste. Then check the fill you can trust, the review base, and the colour. Price per stated 100 g comes last. None of the scores is a garden trial.
A tree wax in this comparison is one of three products, and they are not interchangeable. A pruning seal is Provanto Arbrex Seal and Heal from SBM Life Science, model 86600040: a natural-resin gel made in the United Kingdom, 300 g, with a brush cap. The seller says it suits organic gardening and use down to -10°C. The safety data sheet lists ethanol at about 10–15 percent, so the gel is flammable and it stains.
RHS and Arboricultural Association advice is to leave ordinary cuts open. Paint can trap moisture. A seal is for a known fresh-wound pathogen, or for a small styled bonsai wound, not for every saw cut.
Comioke is 4.7 from 6, with two UK review bodies. The three Flintronic ASINs share one 4.2 from 6. Vividella is 4.0 from 1 with no review text. Those lines are not Arbrex's 1,172.
OunTechGlory's title says 100 g and the item weight is 20 g. Check the fill on arrival. A bright green paste on a show bonsai is a separate mistake: Vividye reviews call the film extremely bright green.
Routine cuts stay open. Paint only for a known fresh-wound pathogen, or use cut paste on a bonsai wound. BS 3998:2010, as summarised by treeterms.co.uk, limits sealant to soon after wounding where that risk is high. The RHS names Arbrex as a paint it no longer recommends for bleeding cuts. The exception is silver leaf that recurs on laburnum, poplar, Prunus or rhododendron. Summer pruning still comes first.
Use the unit count, not a title on its own. OunTechGlory's title says 100 g and the item weight is 20 g. Kiyonal lists 100 g and also 0.25 litres, which is not extra paste. Arbrex is 300 g in the title and 342 g item weight. Vividye is 500 g, item weight 610 g. Review base on amazon.co.uk comes next. 1,172 ratings on Arbrex and 487 on Kiyonal outweigh six shared ratings. The three Flintronic listings repeat the same 4.2 from 6, including two reviews from Germany.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You have silver leaf that keeps returning, or a July or August canker cut on Prunus, and you want one bottle for several cuts. Provanto Arbrex is 300 g at about £7.80, with 4.5 from 1,172 ratings. UK reviews also describe a sticky brush cap. Routine cuts should still stay open.
You need a small tube and a dull colour, not a 300 g garden bottle. Kiyonal is 100 g at about £11.99, with 4.6 from 487 ratings. UK reviews praise a bark-like dry colour. The tube text is Japanese, and split tubes are a repeat complaint.
A thick coat is the usual mistake after a split or a saw nick. If the trunk is split, a limb is hanging, or the cut needs a ladder or a chainsaw, call a professional. A small fresh nick you can reach is a thin coat of Provanto Arbrex, not paste piled on.
In these nine amazon.co.uk listings, the top pick is Provanto Arbrex Seal and Heal. It is a 300 g UK-made brush bottle at about £7.80, with 4.5 from 1,172 ratings. The first 50 UK reviews praise a seal on fruit trees, acers, and damaged bark, and they repeat stickiness, a messy brush cap, and film that can crack. The best value, once that top pick is set aside, is Vividye 500 g at about £10.99, about £2.20 per stated 100 g, with 4.5 from 9 ratings and an extremely bright green film. The other seven have no award. None of these scores is a garden trial, and none of the pastes cures disease already in the wood.
Vividye sealer, 500 g
About £10.99 for 500 g, about £2.20 per stated 100 g, with 4.5 from 9 ratings. UK reviews call the film extremely bright green.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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