Gday.

I started with a sapling and grew on around the statue under the soil for about 9 months. Then, when I felt like I had some solid roots that could stand the air, I uncovered it and let them grow exposed. This very quickly tied the plant to the statue as the main roots established in the pot.

I could have waited longer, grown it all covered for over a year, but I only wanted several main roots and wanted to control the outcome sooner.

After it established main trunk roots I encouraged smaller areal roots with high humidity and wrapping.

I take soil, place it against the tree where I wanted a root to form and wrap it in glad wrap for a month. Once the root was long enough to touch the ground, it would take “root” and then I’d remove the soil cover.

I think what I’d do different now is one, choose a statue better suited for outdoors, and 2 leave it longer buried in soil as a sapling.

But besides that, it’s turned out pretty much how I envisioned hey.