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 ...

This fruit tree ... light brown fruit containing strawberry pink pulp. The fruit can be enjoyed fresh or used or making fig jams or preserves. Celeste figs ripen in mid-July. “Brown Turkey ...

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 ...

I was astounded to discover that eight years had passed since I planted the little Brown Turkey fig and that fully five ... their potential 10- to 30-foot tree form as they do in the southern ...

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 ...

Q: I have a Brown Turkey fig tree in my backyard. It's approximately 7 years old, healthy and a good looking shade tree, but the figs are yucky. It seems that the figs on the old wood are tastier ...

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 ...

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 ...