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A TWISTING ROOT THAT CARRIES EIGHT SMALL GARDENS 🌳
This tall planter is sculpted as a single tree root, its trunk turning slowly upward while branches reach out to hold eight round pots at staggered heights. Surface roots spread across a round base at its foot, and it comes in four sizes, from a 5.5 inch desk piece to a 15.7 inch centerpiece. Every size is offered in two versions: PETG for live plants, damp substrate, and humid terrariums, and PLA for dry arrangements such as air plants, preserved moss, and faux succulents.
🪵 Shaped Like Something That Grew
The trunk carries a gentle twist and a root-like grain along its full length, so it reads as a living form rather than a stand. Each branch leaves the trunk at its own angle and height, and each one ends in a rounded pot that sits in the fork like a nest. At the base, exposed roots flare out over a round footing, grounding the trunk and giving the piece a steady stance. Once planted, the pots build a layered miniature landscape that climbs from the base to the crown.
🍃 Why You Will Love It
Eight planting spots, one small footprint: The pots are stacked up the trunk rather than spread across the table, so even the largest size stands on a footprint of about 6.7 × 5.6 inches.
Sculpted detail throughout: A twisted trunk, root-textured grain, branching arms, and surface roots at the base give it the look of a real root system from every side.
Where it lives: The smaller sizes suit a desk, windowsill, or bookshelf, and the largest makes a centerpiece for a side table. The PETG version can also stand inside a terrarium or paludarium with room for the size you choose.
Built for rearranging: Moss in one pot, a rosette succulent in the next, an air plant tucked near the top. The planting can change with the seasons while the root stays the anchor.
📏 Product Details
Material: PETG (wet version) or PLA (dry version), selected in the variations
Sizes: Four sizes, selected in the variations (dimensions are W × D × H, approximate):
S1: 2.4" × 2.0" × 5.5" (6.0 × 5.2 × 14.0 cm)
S2: 2.7" × 2.3" × 6.3" (6.9 × 5.9 × 16.0 cm)
S3: 3.0" × 2.6" × 7.1" (7.7 × 6.5 × 18.0 cm)
XL: 6.7" × 5.6" × 15.7" (17.1 × 14.3 × 40.0 cm)
Color: One solid color of your choice, selected in the variations
Form: Tall, twisting tree root with branching arms, each ending in a round pot, on a round base with surface roots
Pots: Eight closed pots with no drainage holes. The pots scale with the piece, so they are small on S1 and roomiest on XL
Finish: Solid color with sculpted root and grain texture
Features: Ships fully assembled
Intended use: Indoor planter. PETG for live plants and humid enclosures, PLA for dry arrangements
Production: Made to order
Planting by size: The smaller sizes suit cushion moss, tiny air plants, and small cuttings. Rosette succulents and ferns are best matched to the larger sizes.
Planting ideas, PETG version: For humid setups, cushion moss, Fittonia (nerve plant), Peperomia prostrata, and lemon button fern. For drier setups, small Echeveria or Haworthia rosettes.
Planting ideas, PLA version: Tillandsia air plants (lifted out to water), preserved moss, and faux succulents.
Good to know: The pots have no drainage, so plan your substrate and watering to suit your plants. If the piece is going into an enclosure with animals, please check the dimensions and the spacing between branches against your own animals before ordering.
Not included: Plants, soil, moss, and any other props shown in photos
Dimensions are approximate. Please review them before ordering.
🎁 A Great Gift For
Succulent collectors who ran out of windowsill a long time ago
Terrarium and paludarium builders planning a tall planted layout (PETG version)
Air plant keepers looking for something better than a dish on a shelf
New homeowners as a housewarming piece that fills a corner with green
Gardeners who have everything for a birthday or Mother's Day
Coworkers with a bare desk who could use a small S1 or S2 root beside the monitor
🖨️ About the Material and 3D Printing
PETG version: Made from PETG, a tough material that handles moisture well. It holds up to damp substrate, regular misting, and the steady humidity inside a closed terrarium, which makes it the version to choose for live plants. It is still a printed piece, so please judge its fit for your own setup, your plants, and anything else sharing the space.
PLA version: Made from PLA, a lightweight and durable material well suited to detailed printing. It is meant for dry arrangements and is not intended to hold wet soil or be watered in place. PLA can soften in high heat, so keep it away from hot cars, heaters, and fireplaces.
Both versions: Each piece is built one layer at a time, so fine layer lines, small seams, or minor surface variations may show. These are normal characteristics of the process rather than defects, and they give every root a little character of its own. Colors may look slightly different on screen than in person. Not intended for food contact.
🧽 Care Instructions
Wipe gently with a soft, dry or slightly damp cloth
Do not place in a dishwasher
PETG version: Can be rinsed with plain water when replanting
PLA version: Do not submerge, water in place, or fill with wet soil
Avoid prolonged heat and long stretches of direct sunlight
For indoor use
Not intended for food contact
🦊 About CurioPrinta
CurioPrinta makes imaginative 3D-printed decor, collectibles, and conversation pieces for people who like their spaces a little different from everyone else's. Every piece is printed and finished with care before it ships. You can read more about our work at CurioPrinta.com.
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📌 Important Product Notes
Measurements are approximate, so please review the listed dimensions before ordering. Colors may appear slightly different due to lighting and screen settings. Plants, soil, moss, and any other props in the photos are not included. This is a decorative planter, not a children's toy. Minor variations are normal since each piece is individually 3D printed.
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