ficus tiger bark

I been used to Elms and Maple where I can clearly see where the "previous" node is so I know where to cut to force the growth on the previous node, but how can I know on a ficus? Doesn't seem to have any "visible" node, is it on any leaf similar to the Elm ?

I took these cuttings from my very first bonsai that was gifted to me by my late mother-in-law. Lemme tell you, after she passed, the stress was real to take care of that tree. Luckily, ficus are crazy hardy as we all know, and even with me poorly overwintering it (due to ignorance before really...

Hi all - I'm very new to bonsai (bought my first Tiger Bark Ficus only a few days ago) and have some general questions about it. Any advice on how much pruning should be done now heading into the winter or would I be better off waiting until late March? I'd also like to defoliate and attempt to...