Hi everyone, I was wondering if you could help me.

I saw a fig tree at a nursery today that I really liked and wanted to buy. It was a white genoa.
However 2 of the leaves i wasnt sure if it had FMV. All the other leaves were fine although a few had minor leaf curl. I have other figs at home and dont want to risk spreading it to them. It is winter here now so im not sure if it is FMV or just tired leaves after a long season. Instead of buying it I took photos to see what you all thought. The leave are wet because it was raining unseasonably.

Many thanks for your opinions.
 

It does look like FMV, but spots similar to that can also be caused by the mite vector. FMV can't spread from plant to plant by itself, it needs the mite, Aceria ficus, to infect new trees. So that is what you should be worried about the most, because they also amplify infections by making the virus virtually systemic. Trees can often outgrow the virus enough for symptoms to fade away (like that tree seems to have done) but if the mite is there they will move it right back into all the buds before it has the chance. It is really a problem if you want to make more plants, because cuttings with every bud virused won't grow consistently.

If those are the only leaves with spots or other deformity I'd say that is mild virus symptoms and not the mite. If you live in an area where the mite already inhabits, and there are wild fig trees in the immediate area that could spread the mites to your trees by wind or birds then having plants that are symptom free and less likely to transmit viruses to the others sounds like a good idea to me. Diligence will be the best protection for your trees in that case though, because the mites that blow in could have come from an infected tree. At any rate I hope that gives you enough info to make a decision.

I've seen rust look similar to the second picture before. Might be an early case of it. I would suggest checking the underside of those leaves for signs of rust, especially noting the wet leaves. It's pretty common in nursery plants.

First of all, welcome to the forum!  Both of the above posts are right.  I'm leaning toward this being a fungus because of the brown in the middle of the yellow.  The fungus will make the leaf drop but it won't really hurt the plant.  Don't let dead leaves stay around and let it dry a bit if you can.  FMV is everywhere so if you want this variety I'd say go for it.  Good fertilization with major and minor nutrients will help your plant minimize the effects of any virus and recover faster from any infection.  Be sure the soil drains well so the roots don't sit in water.  Figs hate that.  Including your location in your sig like everyone else in this thread does will help us help you more effectively.  :)

Thanks for all the great replies. I returned to the nursery to have another look. There was no sign of any rust. I decided to not buy the plant. It might not be possible to avoid FMV but I dont think I will buy a plant showing symptoms. Thanks again for the replies.