Hanging Root Tree Driftwood
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We aren't producing this at the Moss & Molt facility yet. So we don't leave you hanging, here's an Etsy link to our favorite distributor, BonsaiHandcraft. We'll be producing our own soon. Opens in a new tab.
From $51.12 Etsy's price, before shipping (checked Oct 26, 2026)
The Piece
A leaning driftwood tree trunk with a wide overhanging canopy and hanging root tips, like a tree on a riverbank. The overhang makes a shaded cave along the substrate that shy shrimp love. Handmade to order by BonsaiHandcraft from natural driftwood chosen to last underwater, so no two pieces are exactly alike and sizes can run 1 to 2 inches off the listed numbers.
Made For
- One side of a tank, with open water on the other
- Moss on the canopy so it trails down like vines, and Anubias or Buce on the trunk
Sizes
- 8L x 5H in
- 10L x 6H in
- 12L x 8H in
- 16L x 9H in
- 20L x 12H in
- 24L x 14H in
- 28L x 15H in
Measured by hand; expect up to 1 to 2 inches either way on the larger pieces.
Using It
- Rinse it well, then soak it before it goes in; new driftwood can float at first and tint the water tea-brown with tannins for a few weeks (harmless to shrimp; water changes and carbon clear it faster)
- Moss, Bucephalandra and Anubias attach to the wood with thread or plant-safe glue; keep their roots and rhizomes out of the substrate
- Pick a size that leaves a few inches of open water on every side, so shrimp and fish can swim around and under it
- Want a different size or a custom version? BonsaiHandcraft takes custom orders through their Etsy shop
Photos © BonsaiHandcraft, used with permission.
Information sourced from BonsaiHandcraft