Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’
BOTANICAL NAME: Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’
COMMON NAME: “Brown Turkey Fig”
ATTRACTS: Birds
RESISTANT: Deer
BLOOM COLOR/ TIME:
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Full to Part Sun
HEIGHT: 15 to 25 feet
WIDTH: 15 to 25 feet
EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Deciduous
WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Organically rich, well-drained, moist soils that are neutral to acidic. Figs do not tolerate alkaline soils.
GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Attracts pollinators
Heat tolerant
Showy. edible fruit
HARDINESS ZONES: 6-9
Brown Turkey fig is a fast growing, deciduous tree w/dark green leaves and purplish-brown fruit in late Summer/early Fall.