Fig — Brown Turkey

Ficus carica "Brown Turkey"

The most widely planted fig globally — adaptable, self-fertile, reliably cropping. Brown-purple skin and pink flesh.

Hardiness ratings

Fig — Brown Turkey hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 7–10 −17.8 °C to 4.4 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H5 −15 °C to −10 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 7–9 −12 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 3–6 −5 °C to 15 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Two crops in warm climates: a small breba crop on old wood early summer and a main crop on new wood late summer
  • Tolerates harder pruning than most figs

Categories

Related plants

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Reference

Fig — Brown Turkey on Wikipedia