Thought I had read that somewhere Harvey. I know citrus is like that, only much more so, needing to produce a large amount of nodes before fruiting. If you prune, then the number goes back.

Awesome insight.  I'm quite a newbie. Are you saying that the 5 gallon pot restricts root growth in order to bring earlier fruiting? Thanks Sas.

I'm not sure if root restriction was the key in ripening the fruit or the fact that this tree was in full sun all day long. The tree that remained in the self watering container looked stronger and healthier and twice the height of the one that went into the ground but the fruits never made it. It was getting partial sun by the end of the summer. That could be the reason. I had moved the pot from one side of the house to the other side as I was running out of space.
Last month I totally removed the plastic sidings from the ground and hope that my tree in the ground will continue to do well. There was some winter injuries near the top part of the tree, as I left it unprotected all winter. It is growing new shoots all the way down to the ground. I will report later this summer on how it goes.
The point that I was trying to make is that some trees act as if FMV is not present at all despite the fact that they are coming from the same source, that is suspected to have FMV. Growing conditions could be the key in helping the tree overcome FMV.

most figs will push figs within a yr or two from being rooted. doesn't have to be root bound or restricted. however, some figs will never put on figs unless they are pinched. some figs are so vigorous, they will keep on putting on the leaves and branches and forget about putting on the figs. pinch them and they will put on the figs providing they are common figs. Kathleen's Black is the only one that i ran into that acted like that. but once pinched, it has been putting on figs without further assistance. 

FMV really has nothing to do with fig production as long as the climate is good enough for the tree. some trees just don't to do well in cold climate. if they have severe case of FMV on top of that, it just makes the case worse. in NC, i don't have any issue with FMV. trees do well, and put on figs very well. even those that has been said to be severely infected with FMV and will not perform well at all in north east. 

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