Give them a little more time. You will have better prospects of causing new growth from pruning semi-hardwood, plus the cuttings have a chance at being struck whereas tip prunings don't

Ok. Any tips on getting them to grow faster? Should I separate them?

You're profile gives no clue as to where (climate-wise) you live, so any suggestions would be a guess.
Do your plants live indoors all year? Do you have a patio/ sun area for warmer months.... etc. If you provide a bit more info I'm sure people can help

I live in Pennsylvania so I think that's zone 6a. My plants are indoors, but I suppose I could put them outside if it would help. I do have a southward facing covered patio that receives indirect sunlight.

The leaves look convex which makes me wonder if the plant is receiving enough light. I think that pot looks far too big for it. You could fit 3-4x the amount of plants you have in there easily. Elasticas dont mind being pot bound so I'd much prefer mine in a smaller container to avoid overwatering.

Ok thanks. I don't really have any brighter places to put it. Should I place it outside for the summer?

In low light they tend to grow straggly. But if you move it into brighter light you need to do it gradually. A sudden move into sun would burn the foliage if it had been kept in shade all the time. Outdoors is good for them and rain (oxygenated water) is a plus.

I agree with the outdoors but the problem is that fandog is in the same zone I am in and it wouldn't be worth the stress on the plant with the short summers we have. It might take 3 weeks to get the plant used to taking sun. Then it gets about about 4-6 weeks sun, then you'd need to slowly progress (3 weeks) back into the house as it would be too cold for it. Far too much stress on the plant to make it worth it and it might even drop some leaves in protest and look worse for all that work.

Also, that plant plant does not like temps under 15C and actually would much prefer at least 18C so leaving it out overnight would not be an option as it would drop to around 5-14C on many nights, so you'll be bringing it in and and out and in and out... I'd say just leave it indoors and let it be happy with what it has.

PS, I'll spare you the mention of the pot size * tapes mouth shut and growls a little, then goes back to his corner * :x

to avoid the abovementioned troublesome xfer routine I put some of my tropicals outside only for 6-8 hottest weeks in around august. and my light levels go up only slightly from 3-4 hour sunny NE window to brightest NE shade overhang (balcony). even such short period benefits the plants tremendously. although then I have to treat them with insecticide,etc to bring them back in. it's a lot of work. but it's worth it for me.

What size pot would you recommend?

Bedtime, I didn't realise you could get nights that cold in summer. A spike below 15 wouldn't matter too much provided it was a short one. Longer periods below allow the cold to penetrate the wood. If the pot was on castors, and you had the time and inclination to fiddle with plants, it could be wheeled out and back in each day.Or, as you said, leave it indoors permanently.

I really need help with this plant. I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right place but I couldn't tell how to start a new forum. Anyway, I attached a picture. My ficus kept growing up and then all of a sudden it just tipped over about a week ago and I don't know what to do with it. I have read some other forums about pruning and repotting but I seem to maybe have a different problem since I don't have just one big trunk with branches, I have many trunks and they all have few leaves at the bottom of them, all the leaves are concentrated at the top. I don't know where to begin.

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Looks like it's had too little light, and being inside where there is no wind blowing to force them to become stronger, has caused the stems/trunks to become weak. A possible incidence (or pattern) of getting way too dry could be what caused some of them to be unable to continue standing up straight. Being too wet repeatedly can cause the same, but I'd expect to see some yellowish/brown-tipped leaves if that had been happening. Some of the leaves may be brown, the light is kind of funky on some of them, can't tell if it's camera flash or some kind of damage. What do you see in person?

Does that pot have a drain hole? How long have you had it/how long has it been in that pot? Are the stems connected to one main trunk or do then disappear into the soil separately?

Sitting the pot on something to raise it up 8-10" might help more light reach this plant. Looks like it was dark outside when you took the pic - which way does the window face?

Josh as in Fandog? If so, that's amazing and very well done!

Yes my old account was fandog and I wish all of my plants grew this well.

Wow, no doubt!

Looks awesome Josh!

Looks good. The increasing length of internodes is telling you "more light, please".

Al

Yea I know, but that's the sunniest spot I have at the moment. Maybe it'll have to go outside this summer. The one that I air layered (with your help) has grown two branches, one about 18 inches and one 24 inches just since this past summer. I have a tineke version that isn't doing nearly as well, but I've read that variegated versions don't grow as fast so that might explain it. I don't really have a vision of how I need to prune this thing and what shape I'm going for, but any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks everyone.

When you prune it in the summer, prune it back to where the internodes are still tight. When you do that habitually, as in every summer, you rid your tree of all lanky growth and keep the desirable short internodes, which ensures your tree stays compact and full.

Variegated trees don't have as much chlorophyll, which is a central player in the conversion of water + carbon dioxide into glucose, which is the plant's food. Because of this fact, they don't have as much vigor as their all green counterparts.

Al

Nice plant josh. Ya that one up above looks like it came straight from a nursery grown in full sun. We just have to accept the fact that these plants are grown indoors for our own enjoyment and will never be as healthy as those grown outside under shadecloth.