All I can say, Dave, is that you must be a propagating boss. I wish I had your talent and patience. : )

Thank you. Ficus are very easy though. Give it a try!

Dave, are the ones outside benjaminas? Hard to tell, but the leaves look different.

jentsu, don't be afraid to give rooting a try. I've had great success rooting ficus benjamina cuttings by sticking them in soil and spritzing the soil just often enough to moisten the soil down to the bottom of the cutting. I just took some recently rooted cuttings out of a pot of Miracle Gro and planted them in some 5-1-1, which I hear will give them a leg up in developing a nice root system.

The ones outside in the photo are where the Benjamina cuttings came from (the potted plant that's on the inside). So yes, they are Benjamina :)

They probably look different cause it's a hedge that gets trimmed, so some of the outer leaves are all cut up and deformed.

close up

final pic of the cuttings before I leave them. I like how the multiple stems have self grafted at the base.

My only worry is that it's in the 5:1:1 mix AND a terra cotta pot (normally that would be my ideal choice) but it's in Florida, as as long as it rains enough it should be fine. I don't see my friend remembering to regularly water.

Guess I'll find out haha.