So, as the season for yamadori wraps up here in NS I decided to get one more tree. I was wondering, is it okay for me to wire it now? I did some pruning only to get rid of dead branches.

Your focus should be on recovery, not styling.

My experience is that anything dug up, and cuttings that manage to root, should have at least a year before I do anything. The survival rate after a year is three or four times the survival rate if I do more root work than just cutting the tap root. Same with major pruning and wiring. Two years is better.

when you take a conifer, it is wise to wait 3 or 4 years before considering working it