hi
I was wondering do you have make the fig go dormant  or can you just bring it inside house  68 degrees .
Will it produce figs .I heard that you have let it be dormant (cold) before it will produce fig in spring.

Thanks
Dennis 

i heard that too.. but not sure how long that dormant is supposed to be. our winter is mild and not very long. all my trees go into garage when night temp drops below 40. so far, they've given me good figs. also, new some trees don't want to go dormant. their leaves stay green for longer.

100 hrs

good to know, dominick. i guess my trees do get at least 100 hrs :)

Like Dom says, at least 100 hrs, but I've read that some require up to 300 hours. Either way it's not much time. 4 days vs 12 days. I think as long as they get a little rest period it will help them send out a new flush of growth and help to set a new crop.

I keep potted young trees in an unheated garage until March. The required dormancy time is species dependant, but for sub tropicals sustained cold temps for 250 - 500 hours, the more woody the tree, the longer the time. The coupling of the rest with the winter equinox and the length of day increase and corresponding sun elevation for a gradual wake-up seems to make mine happy. I move 1 year trees into compost banked tall cold frames, with special bait treats for voles and rats to protect the young trees.

As many have said, this really depends on the specific trees, your local climate and prior seasons on the stock. I find that a good rest is needed for a month or two, and they store easier when dormant!

100 hrs is at constant temps. That's usually not the case. 2 to 3 months is ample time.

I also think it depends on the amount of sunlight the tree will get when it breaks dormancy.  A general observation I've made over the years (for figs as well as other plants) is that it seems to make a real difference if the duration of sunlight is increasing day by day, rather than decreasing, once the tree is out of dormancy.  In other words, I've had better luck if they break dormancy after the winter solstice (around 12/21).  I haven't done any reading about whether anyone has documented this notion of increasing daylight hours once dormancy is broken (wouldn't surprise me)... rather it's just my own informal observations that this seems to make a difference.

Mike   central NY state, zone 5