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 thrives in ...

By Debbie Roland and . Emmy Ulmschneider. Master Gardeners. The Brown Turkey fig tree (Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’) is a popular fruit tree prized for its sweet, mild figs and adaptability to ...

Brown Turkey also adapts well as a container plant. ... Fig trees require very little pruning but if needed should be done in late winter, just before new growth begins.

I mentioned Brown Turkey fig trees, or Ficus carica, have 850 members in the family. This year I have seen fig fruit growing on fig trees inside Brad 's hot houses, which means there are different ...

Low spreading tree, but can also grow tall, so prune to the size you want. Good production. Good cold tolerance. ... The ‘Texas Everbearing’ fig, also known as a brown turkey fig, ...

Dwarf fig trees, which have sweet ... Trees are easily kept small by pruning. ‘Brown Turkey’: This small tree, which has brownish purple fruit, ...

I mentioned Brown Turkey fig trees, or Ficus carica, have 850 members in the family. This year I have seen fig fruit growing on fig trees inside Brad 's hot houses, which means there are different ...

I have two fig trees in my garden, one which is called a "Brown Turkey" (not the gobble -gobble kind of turkey, but the Middle Eastern country's name) and the other, a "Honey" or "White" Fig ...

My brown turkey is a modest 6 feet by 6 feet, since a drastic pruning was necessary the first spring. Years of neglect had resulted in some thick, dead limbs. I pruned them back almost to the base ...

Brown Turkey figs are another popular variety with light coppery brown skin and amber pulp. ... Fig trees or shrubs prefer sandy-loam soil with a pH of 6.0 to 6.5.

By Jim Molony, gumbosoil.com ...