Doesn't look like FMV. The leaves look pretty healthy. The defects are just growth anomalies, of no concern. Perfect leaves every time are rare. Just watch the new fig, give it good care. I believe things are OK.

Moses

#1 thing to look out for when buying plants and cuttings is fig bud mites, they are what spread and intensify FMV. While a few people have speculated that any old bug can spread it, cutting tools as well, science does not support that and neither does my own experience. Keep in mind that the mite is microscopic, so a grower who is unaware of the mites (or unwilling to treat their plants) interprets the combined symptoms of mites + FMV as FMV alone.

#2 thing is original pictures of tree and fruit from the seller.

Thank you so much for your words of advice and reassurance Moses! They're the first fig leaves grown in front of my eyes so I couldn't be sure but I'm glad to know that. They grow so fast, I guess it's expected they won't be churning out perfection in every leaf

I also suspected fig bud mites hoosierbanana so I'll be planning on looking for some of those fig bud mites when my loupe comes in the mail. I think I've seen your post about them on a different thread? Something about how we don't have any type of pesticide that works on fig bud mites at all. I might be mistaken and it might not have been your post. How would you treat your plants for fig bud mites? My garage has no space for anything but a car so I'll be taking my newly purchased large trees into the basement this winter. I definitely don't want the mites to migrate and overwinter on the nice large ones!

There are pesticides that work, but very little information available as to how they should be used and what level of effectiveness they will have. FMV for has been discussed on the forums forever while fig bud mites were largely ignored.

I can say that the miticides spiromesifen and abamectin are effective because they absorb into the plant and have some residual activity, I also monitored the mites visually after spraying and continued looking afterwards to be sure they were all killed. Spiromesifen is the safer and more effective of the 2, a single application may be enough to eradicate them.

Contact pesticides are not effective because of the mite's small size and rapid life cycle. they inhabit the buds where sprays cannot reach them.

I have also read that spinosad can be work, and it is safe and readily available. What rate and the number of applications required has not been fully investigated though.

Kvetchlambkin,

If you have mites, you can get them well under control by many safe means. Figs are tough and extremely resilient. They give so much for just good management practices. I think you will have great success with your figs.

One thing I have learned with my potted fig orchard of 20+ fig trees is.....you can't give them too much sun or heat (unless you're growing them in Death Valley!). They thrive on sun and heat unlike few other fruit trees. Just make sure they get adequate watering.

Moses