When you grow your figs in pots , do you grow them as a bush or a tree?

Whether in containers or in ground, I prefer a tree form. It is however my preference.

the reason I'm asking is because growing in pots is new for me, so I was thinking maybe you get more figs if you grow it as a bush? or does not matter?

I believe it's how you prune it that will determine how many figs you get. Growing a bush in a pot might take up too much space when trying to store. I'm to grow one into a bush just to test it out. If I was going to plant it in the ground then it would be bush for sure. 

Since I will be storing mine in a cold area in my basement I plan to grow them as tree form simply because unlike a bush the tree form will take up less area.

There is a good possibility in the not too distant future I will be growing figs in a climate which will require me to grow in containers and overwinter in a safe area.  I have been looking into growing my containerized trees in a single cordon (type of espalier) fashion.  They will be grown as a single trunk (to about 6') with limbs at all levels.  At the end of the season, all of the limbs will be pruned back to 1 or 2 nodes from where new branches will grow the next season.  This not only has the benefit of the tree not taking up too much space, but theoretically limit the container size needed to support the tree.

I know this has been done with other type of fruit trees growing in tight spaces.  If anyone else has tried this with fig trees, I'm looking forward to some feedback, as well

George,
IMO the tree form for containers seems to be not only easier to maintain, but also relatively productive. I started a Topic detailing the simple procedure to achieve a good shape within a reasonable amount of time and I've also linked it to other more experienced growers that recommend the tree form. I have a 3 year old Celeste, that was purchased last year, it was nursery trained in the bush form. It has been a little difficult to handle, repot and root prune. If it was not for the fact that it was my single most expensive fig plant purchase, I would get rid of it.
BTW It is also the least productive fig plant (plant in general) that I own. I have yet to taste one fig from this bush (it dropped all its figs last year)

That is good to know. I was wanting a bush but since I rent yet do not need to overwinter due to Zone 9, I now know that the tree form will work better for me and my space requirements. Thanks.

tree.. agree with pete. can anyone named pete ever be wrong?