I just read that "figs have serious roots, don't plant them near street or slab."

When I plant a fig in my yard for "permanent", should I plant it in a big plastic pot? or should I do root pruning?  How far from the house should I plant it?  I have a basement with a concrete slab floor. Don't want to cause problems for myself.  I have enough already without creating more. I had also read that constricting the roots encourages better fruiting.

Have read they do damage and have read they do not.
For peace of mind you may want to plant in container .

There is an old adage that you need to plant fig trees so the roots can grow under a slab, a barn, a house, etc.  It comes from the idea that since fig roots are shallow, they need the extra insulation from the sun.  I have seen slab damage from ancient trees and we have one around here that actually separated the eave from the wall.  Your tree will do a lot better in the ground, my opinion.

container culture rocks! 

Rather have inground, container culture is a pain as root pruning is cumbersome.

lot of work, but at the same time, it s not stuck on one spot.

There are plenty of valid reasons to grow in a container. In the absence of a reason, I would put a tree in the ground any day of the week.

Many years ago I dug a ~13 year old tree from the ground. The thickest roots (5 of them if I remember correctly) were less than 1.5" thick.

Talk about walk by and enjoy some ripe figs during season !

She would break your heart Martin ; )

I remembered a story about this tree that I think you will like Martin.

I heard from a friend that the owner guards the tree vigilantly from children who like to pick the figs and throw them at each other in the park across the street.

Little Martins!

Brent that was a good one and gave a needed laugh and a smile.
Tanks.

Think of all the cuttings in that picture! :-)