Fig - Brown Turkey

Ficus carica. 'Brown Turkey' Medium fruit, bears from late August through late October. Small vigorous tree 10 - 15'. Also called: Everbearing, Harrison, Ramsey, Lee's Perpetual, Eastern Brown Turkey, and Brunswick. Produces sweet, high quality edible figs. Most widely grown variety. Rivals 'Celeste' in popularity. Moderate size fruit of bronze color with medium eye opening. Suited to the Southeastern US. It is of the common variety of fig meaning it does not require pollination or another plant to develop and mature fruit.

Ficus carica. 'Brown Turkey' Medium fruit, bears from late August through late October. Small vigorous tree 10 - 15'. Also called: Everbearing, Harrison, Ramsey, Lee's Perpetual, Eastern Brown Turkey, and Brunswick. Produces sweet, high quality edible figs. Most widely grown variety. Rivals 'Celeste' in popularity. Moderate size fruit of bronze color with medium eye opening. Ripens in late July until late fall and will fruit following severe freeze damage. Suited to the Southeastern US. It is of the common variety of fig meaning it does not require pollination or another plant to develop and mature fruit.
Starter plants are shipped in 3" deep pots. We try to keep all of our plants between 3-8" in height with excellent root systems.

Brown Turkey Fig – Ficus carica. 'Brown Turkey'

Plant Characteristics		Fruit/Flower/Aroma Characteristics
Plant Height	Usually to 15 feet.	Number of Fruit	Very productive
Common form	Small tree. Usually a shrub in cultivation	Size of Fruit	Moderate size, bronze
Growth	Vigorous shoot growth	Quality	Excellent fresh, Excellent processed.
Leaves	Thick, 3-5 lobed, rough above	Comments	Very popular due to consistent and long fruiting season.

Culture
Soil	Well-drained soil. Will not tolerate excessively wet soil but needs ample moisture during fruiting.
Exposure	Full sun, often planted near a structure.
Pruning	Very little pruning as it will reduce crops size.
Zone	7,8,9,10
Comments	Figs respond to minute amounts of fertilizer during growing season.

Fig, Ficus carica

Variety

Fruit

Season

Comments

Celeste

Small fruit CE*

Purple/brown

JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT
JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT

Commonly grown in the south. Doesn't bear fruit following severe freeze damage. Resistant to most souring and rotting. Closed eye very desirable.

Brown Turkey

Moderate fruit ME

Bronze

JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT
JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT

Most widely grown variety. Will fruit following severe freeze damage. Medium eye opening.

Green Ischia

CE Green

JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT
JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT

Not widely grown, but color and closed eye make it desirable. Doesn't fruit following severe freeze.

San Piero

Very large fruit

Purplish bronze

JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT
JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT

Season? Probably July / Aug. Fruit subject to souring and splitting.

Magnolia

Lopsided, Large OE Bronze

JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT
JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT

Tends toward souring and splitting. Will bear after freeze.

Variety

Fruit

Season

Comments *(CE=Closed eye, ME=Medium eye, OE=Open eye)

Manufacturer: N/A

SKU: FIGTRK

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Fig - Brown Turkey