T he Brown Turkey fig tree (Ficus carica "Brown Turkey") is a popular fruit tree prized for its sweet, mild figs and adaptability to West Texas. Native to the Mediterranean, this variety thrives ...

The Brown Turkey fig tree (Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’) is a popular fruit tree prized for its sweet, mild figs and adaptability to West Texas. Native to the Mediterranean, this variety ...

The brown turkey fig grows best in a location sheltered from winter winds. In the fall, heavily mulch the tree and cut it back. The fig will die back to the ground, like a perennial, and grow back ...

Trees are easily kept small by pruning. ‘Brown Turkey’: This small tree, which has brownish purple fruit, is adaptable to most fig-growing climates and is good for gardens. ‘Celeste’: This ...

Hamilton said he is trialing 80 new varieties of figs and has had the best success growing Black Bethlehem, Chicago Hardy, Olympian, LSU Purple, Celeste and Brown Turkey. Each week Hamilton has ...

There are several varieties of this luscious fruit, but choose wisely which figs to grow and you’ll benefit until season’s end A ‘Brown Turkey’ fig tree is one of the best varieties to ...

From enhancing digestive health to fortifying the immune system, here are the enriching properties that make brown turkey figs a wholesome addition to your diet. Brown turkey figs are a superb ...

I’ve often joked that one of the reasons for buying our home was because of the fig tree in the side yard ... My fig is a brown turkey fig, or ficus carica, and is probably the most common ...

Brown Turkey: A popular backyard tree in California, this fig is no turkey – and not brown. It’s actually purple with robust red flesh. Calimyrna: Known as the “Cadillac of figs,” this ...

Celeste fig trees produce small purplish brown, sweet fruit; while a Brown Turkey fig tree produces larger, reddish brown fruit.

After an interview I had with Brad Hamilton of Zenith Nursery, I knew I had to write about fig ... the tree to recover and generate new wood for the next year’s crops. Normally, Brown Turkey ...