Eric revisits our favorite Ficus to continue its journey from mass market, to a show-quality masterpiece! In this installment, we learn whether the tree issued aerial roots as Eric intended, and we see the progress of a cutting Eric took in the last video.

00:00:47 Leaf thinning to make it easier to find aerial roots.

00:01:13 A look at subtle aerial roots.

00:01:55 Eric shares the progress of one cutting from the batch he took in video 5.

00:02:18 This is a good opportunity to shape the tree's trunk.

00:02:54 Eric adds a large wire to bend and add movement, to make the material more interesting.

00:03:38 The problem with curves in mass-market ficus trunks.

00:04:18 Using cut paste to repair a split branch.

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