I'm pretty new to gardening in general, but jumped in with two feet this season. I just bought an osborne pacifica plant that I was told was about a year old. The plant has a lot of foliage and I think its starting to produce some figs. Should I repot now to try to increase the general size of the plant?

I'm also curious what to look for when I'm buying a new fig tree? With other plants I look for strong main stocks and new growth, but I wasn't sure if this is the same things to look for when buying a fruit tree. Especially one that requires a lot of branches to produce more fruit. I have my eye on a VDB, so I'll be out in the market soon for another tree to join my first.

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

Jordan      

Congratulations on your new fig tree! 
Are roots starting to come out of the drain holes?  Also you may want to take the plant out of the pot and inspect the roots and see if it is root bound. 
Since it is growing  I wouldn't do a major root pruning now but It shouldn't hurt to up pot and gently untangle or cut any roots if required.  When the tree is dormant you can do a full root pruning.  You should keep the tree in the shade a few days after this re-potting operation.

When buying a new tree, variety is important to most people and also you should get a varieties that grows well in your area so you are sure to get ripe figs.   Use the search to find information on fig varieties for your area. 
 

Hi Runic112,
Welcome to the forum.
Are you going to keep that tree in a pot ?
You can either pot it up or put it in ground right now. Just don't touch the roots; leave them as they are .

That tree looks great, you made a nice choice.
As for choosing it all depends on your budget and on what you are looking for.
As general rule, I try to be under or around 20€ per tree. Then, I try to buy them bushy and not as a single trunk - because I'm in Zone7 and I need to cope with winter die-back.
Then I try to buy them leafed out to avoid buying a dead tree.
In a group of tree, I take wether the bushier or the stronger with the more stems and leaves.
Of course criteria number one is the strain :) , unless I'm gambling on what might come out of that tree because the tree is cheap.

Thanks for the replies guys.

@Pino No roots coming out of the bottom. I called the nursery I purchased the tree from and they said they repot all the trees they get in but generally don't touch the roots. They expect most buyers to plant their trees in the ground.

@jdsfrance I plan to keep the tree in a container for the foreseeable future. I have a 40'x30' 2nd floor balcony that gets full sun, and I've got plenty of room for more fig trees. I'm thinking I can pot up to a 10 gal container next season and then up to a 20 gal container the following season. Is that reasonable?

I also have an interest in starting to root some cuttings, but sourcing cuttings seems to be restricted to ebay. Any recommendations for sourcing cuttings (preferably from California)?
 
Thanks again for all your help!

It looks like the top growth is healthy.  If it were me, I'd leave it the way it is for now, then do the repotting/root work next year before it breaks dormancy.  FWIW, putting a tree in the ground does not negate the need for root work.  I suppose that is how the nursery get people to come back.