Several weeks ago, I snipped off the top part of one of the branches of our rubber plant because it was getting a bit large for it's space. Intead of throwing away the cutting, I clipped off all but one leaf and stuck it in the ground to see if it would begin growing. I noticed that the stems of the rubber plant have rings or segments. ...And I remember hearing that any segmented plant can be stuck in the ground and will grow a new plant.
Photo: needs to be rotated counterclockwise.
So, after about 1-2 months in the ground, I yanked the young cutting from the soil to see if it had started growing roots. It has roots forming! Here is a photo of the 4 little roots nubbies. 
I probably could have used rooting hormone to force these roots out faster. I replanted this along my fence in the backyard and will post another photo in a month to track it's progress.
Want to see how much my rubber plants grew in 9 months? Here you go.
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