I finally bought my first ever Fig at an exhibition this past weekend. The container it was in was small and it had circling roots, so I decided to get it into a bigger pot straight away and then let it grow.
For once it was easy to get the roots apart with a minimum of fuss, I was able to untangle them all and spread them out radially, with only one or two really long circling roots having a small trim. Quite a good even spread of roots all around.
I imagine that the side branch will serve as a good sacrifice branch but I find the way it frames the main trunk pleasing.
Click for big little ruby. I think this is the back actually, will post a better photo from the front with a plain background after work