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 ...

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

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.

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, ...

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 ...