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Brown Turkey Fig (Ficus Carica)

By Published On: August 8th, 20140.5 min readCategories: Garden, Plants
Last Updated: October 30, 2023
closeup of a fig tree's leaves and fruit

The brown turkey fig fruiting in August

Years ago I planted a six inch brown turkey fig seedling next to the chicken coop. I didn’t water it or really do anything other than ignore it.

It’s now about 20 feet tall and equally wide. It rewards us (and about 300 birds) with around 100 lbs of delicious figs each August. The birds and us can’t eat them all fresh so we like to pick a bunch and dry them for cooking later. My wife uses them in pies and a variety of dishes all winter long.

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  1. Orange Cosmos Flower Volunteer | Sage's Acre October 30, 2023 at 3:43 pm - Reply

    […] I’m not as happy about is a brown turkey fig tree (Ficus carica) that’s established itself just a few feet away. Dang mockingbirds keep […]

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