ElGringo

Hey eeiko, read up on something called 'willow water'. You may find it interesting, and it may help your cuttings come along.

Some species of tree have 'pre formed' roots inside the stem, special cells that are poised and ready to grow as new roots whenever the need arises. This is true of ficus, their long, heavy branches support themselves by sending out roots to the ground below.

Rainforest trees often grow in this manner; the soft, thin soils they grow in cannot support them, so they send out aerial roots from the branches. These grow down to the soil and function as buttresses, stabilizing the tree.

It's often referred to as 'banyan', and you can see it as a bonsai style. It's generally more common in SE Asian bonsai.

Therefore your ficus shuold grow roots in no time, if you adhere to what everyone has said.

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Richard