i know very little about fig trees but i do have one which was given to me by a co-worker three years ago. the "tree" more like a big bush right now, is grown in a 10 gallon container. each fall when all the leaves fall off i put it in my unheated basement and cover it with a large black plstic garbage bag. i water it once a month and in the spring i take it out, usually around april 15th. if i see a branch that does not show signs of leaves growing after a month i cut the tip off to see if it is green. if it is then i leave it alone. if it breaks off easily in my hand then i go down a liuttle further and do it again until i see green. if not green then i remove the entire branch. i have no idea what kind of fig i have but it is green and then turns purple when it ripens. last season i got over 3 dozen very large and very sweet figs from it. i feed it fertilizer for vegetables.
