Mission fig's spring growth destroyed,will it survive?

mission figs and figs in general need a lot of water, good drainage and sun. they don't particularly do well inside wrt to fruiting. but they can take a lot of abuse. if you want to grow your fig into a bush you can cut it off about 1 foot above the bud union/graft and all the foliage will come back. it will resemble a bush more than a tree. you're not going to get many figs the first year, a few more the 2nd by the third year if the fig is outside in a big pot or planted you should get a lot of figs from both harvests. figs have very powerful root systems that will easily push up new growth. lowes has lousy plants in general but sometimes their figs are from Dave Wilson nursery and they have very good rootstock and the fig will really take off again even after the most severe pruning including cutting it back. you should shop at some place besides lowes and support local business/garden centers or they wont be around more. you probably wont get any fruit this fall, but next year should be okay. i have quite a few fig trees and varieties.