Brown Turkey Fig
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey'
Attractive deciduous garden tree has an interesting winter appearance. Especially tasty, brownish-purple fruit produced twice each year: late spring and late summer. Needs light annual pruning.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | FYE-kus KAH-ri-ka |
| Key feature: | Edible |
| Plant type: | Tree |
| Garden style: | Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 9, 12 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 15 to 25 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, Easy Care, Edible, Waterwise, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Espalier, Seacoast Exposure |
| Problem/solution: | Deer Resistant |
| Blooms: | Inconspicuous |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3678 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
Keep this Fig close by to easily harvest its two yearly crops of fruit. Medium size makes it good for screening or as background. For specimen, prune carefully to reveal structure.
Attractive deciduous garden tree has an interesting winter appearance. Especially tasty, brownish-purple fruit produced twice each year: late spring and late summer. Needs light annual pruning.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
Keep this Fig close by to easily harvest its two yearly crops of fruit. Medium size makes it good for screening or as background. For specimen, prune carefully to reveal structure.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | FYE-kus KAH-ri-ka |
| Key feature: | Edible |
| Plant type: | Tree |
| Garden style: | Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 9, 12 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 15 to 25 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, Easy Care, Edible, Waterwise, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Espalier, Seacoast Exposure |
| Problem/solution: | Deer Resistant |
| Blooms: | Inconspicuous |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3678 |
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The best fertilizer to use with this plant is Fruit Tree & Vine .view soil products
