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The planter is a ceramic soup tureen from one of the discount stores. The Ficus benjamina was a common 6" potted plant from a big box store back in 2000. The underplanting is Ficus pumila (Creeping Fig).
There is no drain hole in the tureen and you do not need one if you follow this advice. Clay pots with drain holes and saucers are primitive for indoor use. Their benefits for houseplants are mythology, some of it intentional misinformation.
Many of us live in small spaces and a tabletop tree, rather than a floor plant, is perfect for our needs. Consider displaying it on a pedestal.
These little Ficus trees were propagated by cuttings from trees like this one. It is very easy to do. They will grow up to be tabletop trees like the one above.
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