SWEET, DELICIOUS FRUIT ON AN EASY TO GROW SMALL TREE
FEATURES:
- Medium sized green fruit ripens to a red-purple color
- The pink-amber colored flesh has a sweet and delicious flavor
- Large, lobed shaped dark green leaves turn a bright yellow in fall
- Self-pollinating variety; only one is needed to produce fruit
- One of the most popular figs due to its cold hardiness
- In warmer climates, this tree can produce two crops; once in spring and then again in fall
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
- Ships in a plant-safe designed box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Mature Height: 15-30' tall
- Mature Width: 15-20' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 10-20' apart
Brown Turkey Fig
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey'
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SWEET, DELICIOUS FRUIT ON AN EASY TO GROW SMALL TREE
FEATURES:
- Medium sized green fruit ripens to a red-purple color
- The pink-amber colored flesh has a sweet and delicious flavor
- Large, lobed shaped dark green leaves turn a bright yellow in fall
- Self-pollinating variety; only one is needed to produce fruit
- One of the most popular figs due to its cold hardiness
- In warmer climates, this tree can produce two crops; once in spring and then again in fall
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
- Ships in a plant-safe designed box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Mature Height: 15-30' tall
- Mature Width: 15-20' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 10-20' apart
Why plant Brown Turkey Fig?
Delicious fruit with bronze skin and amber flesh arise all over this cold-tolerant tree! Fruits on new wood, so even after a severe winter, the new branches will bear big loads of delectable fruit.
Native to the Middle East, western Asia, and southern Europe, Fig Trees have a long history in western civilization. According to archaeological remains found in the Middle East, figs were most likely our first agricultural crop, farmed even before wheat and barley. Brown Turkey Fig is the eastern variant, it bears early and late crops. Brown Turkey originated in France and was one of the fig varieties grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.
How to use Brown Turkey Fig in the landscape?
What a fantastic fig! Brown Turkey is the fig that you’ll want to have growing in your landscape; with it growing two crops a year, you’ll have figs for you and your friends. The first crop, the smaller crop, ripens in early spring, while the second, heartier main crop comes to fruition with fruits of larger quality and richer flavor. Fig trees also hold great ornamental value in the landscape with their attractive, lobed leaves and silver-gray bark.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 5-9
How To Plant Brown Turkey Fig
Brown Turkey enjoys being located in a location with rich soil in organic matter, well-draining, and of a moist quality. This fig enjoys soaking up warm rays, so an area with plenty of full sun or even partial shade would be ideal for this tree. A winter-hardy fig, Brown Turkey is the tree you’ll want to be growing if hard winters are what you see yearly. To properly winter Brown Turkey, be sure to place it in a protected location where mulch can be laid to insulate the roots.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant food granular form on an annual basis each late fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
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Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
