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Hi everyone! I am brand new to the world of bonsai (and this forum) and I made a mistake - I bought a snow rose as my first bonsai. It came from a nursery on Etsy. It looked super healthy when it arrived, but it was in a tiny pot and extremely root bound. The potting mix also appeared to just be standard potting soil - I was a little but confused by that. Since the entire plant lifted out of the tiny pot in a pot-shaped bundle, I repotted it into an akadama mix and a slightly larger pot to encourage growth. I raked the roots and removed most of the soil, but didn't trim the roots at all. The tree had lost about a quarter of its leaves when it arrives, but stopped dropping them once repotted.

Now here is where the problem starts.

The potting mix is staying super wet. In fact, twice now I've found a white fuzzy mold growing on the surface that I'm sure is due to the moisture. I found some growing this morning when I haven't watered in 3 days. It feels wet, too, even down under the top layer. The leaves, though, are dry and brown which seems a pretty obvious sign of underwatering. I can't understand what's going on or how to fix it. Please help!

My tree lives on our east facing deck and gets good morning sun, then shade and indirect sun in the afternoon. I live in Ohio so right now the weather is in the 70s. If the forecast shows a drop below 60, I've been bringing the tree inside.

I'd appreciate any advice! I really want to keep this little guy alive!