I found a 7 foot Ficus Benjamini on the side of the road this spring, root bound, the owner had decided to throw it away instead of get it out of the pot. After about 3 hours with a saw I had it out of the pot and root pruned. I pruned the top heavily and repotted in a larger pot to let the roots recover from the heavy pruning. It has a 6" trunk at the base. What I was thinking was to air layer some of the larger branches off this summer. Then next growing season either chop the trunk and wait for new branches to pop. OR I could get a ficus "too little" and start whip grafting them to the trunk wherever I want. The trunk is basically straight and doesn't taper for about 2.5 feet until there is a large not from a dead branch on one side and the trunk swells around this. I would make the chop just below this swell. What kind of cut should I make? Straight across or tapering from the back? I was thinking of an informal upright or broom style since there isn't much taper. What do you think? I'll try to post a picture tomorrow to let you see it. Would you start whip grafting now or let it recover more? Since I didn't pay for it and they are pretty hardy I already have two branches air layering. Thanks for your help and advice on this. Ted