What would cause a fig tree to produce fruit and never ripen, but stayed on the tree green and never got to full size?

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Hope you change the soil every year..............ph should be 6.0-6.5....................probably the ph & soil...............they need fertilizer............there is an INDOOR soil with vitamins..................don't use the outdoor soil inside or you will get lots of bugs..............you have to dip the plant before you bring it in for winter.  Can you build a greenhouse for it.

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