Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' - Brown Turkey Fig
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' - Brown Turkey Fig
Brown Turkey Fig is a more winter hardy variety fig that produces two crops a year. A deciduous fruiting tree with an interesting winter silhouette and lobed palmate mid-green leaves. The sweet-smelling fruits are produced in spring and summer and ripen to a brown purple with pink flesh. Highly adaptable, but provides the best fruit in full sun and well-drained soils.
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Type: |
Tree |
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Height: |
10' - 30' |
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Spread: |
10' - 30’ |
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Spacing: |
20’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 9 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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Season of Interest: |
Spring, Summer |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Water regularly-weekly or more in extreme heat. Watch for mites, aphids, mealybugs, nematodes, and scale. Fruit can become messy if not promptly harvested.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Wildlife Gardens, Shade Tree, Edible Landscapes, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Strawberry, Raspberry, Lavender
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Ficus carica Brown Turkey 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Acabashi, 'Ficus carica' Brown Turkey - fig at Shipley, West Sussex, England, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-121108-1121-Ficus carica-Brown Turkey fruit-Pali o Waipio-Maui (24829122229), CC BY 3.0 US, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Ficus carica Brown Turkey 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-140925-1988-Ficus carica-Brown Turkey fruiting habit-Pali o Waipio Huelo-Maui (25128323052), CC BY 3.0 US
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.