The more I read the more confused I become.  Will my Trees grow in Pots?
Kadota,BMission, Brn Turkey, Celeste,VdB,Chicago Hardy,LSU Purple.

Any fig tree should do well in pot. Out of over 70 or 80 varieties that I grow, I only have six trees in ground.
I must add that productivity will be different from one variety to the next. Don't expect too much before three or four years.
I have trees that are doing great but three years later still did not produce.
Of the ones you're growing my most reliable is the Celeste, followed by the Chicago Hardy and the Violette de Bordeaux. I did not get an LSU purple and neglected my BT, Black Mission and Kadota. If you don't feed them properly, water them randomly or have them at the wrong spot of your yard, they won't produce.

I keep 100% of my trees in pots (currently 275+ varieties / 600 trees) and I experience few problems. The need to water and constantly add mico-nutrients must be paid close attention to or problems will arise but I have kept my figs in pots since 2006 and do not intend to plant any until my plans for a frame work that can protect the trees from the cold are finalized.
Anyway . . . good luck.

hi mgginva
i also have 500 in pots
what type of micro nutrients do you add?
have you taken trees out of pots and root pruned at all?

Floralicious Plus is wonderful. I read on F4F that azomite can be added for even better results.
Thought I found a good deal on Amazon: 20 lbs for $20. Then I learned I could shovel all
I wanted for free near the site where Mt. St Helen's erupted 36-yrs ago and brought nature's own
micro nutrients to the surface. Yes, figs can be grown in pots...as long as you feed them. 

Containers (Pots) vs In ground

It does not matter, either has to be controlled, modified, amended, etc.  A fig will not grow in a pot, it grows in a "growing media" such as soil, dirt, earth, a mixture, etc. contained in a pot.  There are advantages and disadvantages to each.  I keep most of my 200+ fig trees in pots because the dirt, earth, soil on my property is not a good envelope for fig trees in that it is a type of clay that holds moisture and therefore kills fig trees sooner or later.  If you dig a hole in my yard to plant a tree you are effectively planting it in a container as after 2 years, the roots are still contained in the original hole, unable to penetrate the walls of the hole and that hole is like a bucket holding water.

If you lived on the North side of Austin, West of I-35 you would probably want to grow in containers because the ground is so rocky it is almost impossible to dig holes without power equipment.  East of I-35 is beautiful black dirt farming area.

In summary, there are advantages and disadvantages to both, there is not a single answer.