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Figs
Turkey Brown Fig
✓ VerifiedSoutheastern United States (heirloom)
Turkey Brown is part of the same broad, genuinely tangled "Brown Turkey" naming family already discussed at length elsewhere in this database under Texas Everbearing, Improved Brown Turkey, and San Piero — a group of related but sometimes genuinely distinct varieties that share overlapping regional names, with the exact relationship between any two "Brown Turkey" labeled trees often unclear without side-by-side comparison. Reflecting the broader family's general character, the fruit has bronze to purplish-brown skin and amber to pink flesh, with a mild, honey-like sweetness, and the tree is genuinely valued for tolerating a wider range of climates than most fig varieties, including brief frost.
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Growing & Care
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 7-10
Chill hours
~100 hours
Pollination
Self-fertile (common fig); does not need a pollinator.
Care info
Hardy and well adapted to hot, humid Southern conditions; standard fig care otherwise.
Recommendations
A genuine piece of Southern heirloom fig heritage, well suited to the region's characteristic heat and humidity.
Flavor Profile
Sweet with good, satisfying flavor typical of well-regarded Southern heirloom common fig types
Quick facts
Skin color
Brown
Size
Medium
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 7-10
Chill hours
100