Half Man half tree, this is a show going on right now on TLC. The guy has a weakened immune system so when a common wart virus took root and started to grow in to this out of control gnarled system of warts that make him look like he is literally sprouting roots all over his body. Part of the real battle though seems to be going on between the American dermatologist who started working with him and the Indonesian Gov't who decided to step in after ignoring the man for years and work over some less well thought out kind of hasty surgeries.