Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey'

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Ficus

  Species:

  carica

  Family:

  Moraceae

  Uses (Ethnobotany):

  Edible fruit provided food source for Native Americans.

  Life Cycle:

  Woody

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  E. Mediterranean to Central Asia

  Wildlife Value:

  Provides food source for birds and small mammals.

  Play Value:

  Edible fruit

  Wildlife Food Source

  Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):

  Heat tolerant.

  Edibility:

  The mild and sweet fruit is good eaten fresh or dried.

  Dimensions:

  Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Edible

  Shrub

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Rounded

  Growth Rate:

  Rapid

  Maintenance:

  Low

  Texture:

  Coarse

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Soil Texture:

  Loam (Silt)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Moist

  Occasionally Dry

  Available Space To Plant:

  12-24 feet

  Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

  6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Brown/Copper

  Gold/Yellow

  Purple/Lavender

  Fruit Value To Gardener:

  Edible

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Summer

  Fruit Type:

  Achene

  Aggregate

  Fruit Length:

  1-3 inches

  Fruit Width:

  1-3 inches

  Fruit Description:

  The small fruit ripens in July. The fruit has bronze skin and amber pulp, tastes mild and sweet. It is an aggregate achene that forms inside the pear-shaped pod.

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Brown/Copper

  Purple/Lavender

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Spring

  Flower Size:

  < 1 inch

  Flower Description:

  The flowers are unisexual and minute. Borne in leaf axils. Most commercially available figs are self-pollinating but wild figs require pollination by wasps.

• Leaves:

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Brown/Copper

  Green

  Leaf Feel:

  Leathery

  Leaf Value To Gardener:

  Showy

  Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

  Brown/Copper

  Gold/Yellow

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Leaf Margin:

  Lobed

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  > 6 inches

  Leaf Width:

  > 6 inches

  Leaf Description:

  Large, thick, green leaves with three to five-lobed sinuses.

• Bark:

  Surface/Attachment:

  Ridges

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Recreational Play Area

  Landscape Theme:

  Children's Garden

  Edible Garden

  Pollinator Garden

  Attracts:

  Pollinators

  Small Mammals

  Songbirds

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Heat