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Brown Turkey fig trees

Pick: Mid-season    Self-fertile    Uses: Eat fresh | Cookery    Disease-resistance: Good
RHS AGM for Brown Turkey

Brown Turkey is the most reliable fig, and well-suited to growing in sheltered drier parts of the UK.

The fruit can be eaten fresh, and is becoming a popular ingredient for dessert cookery.

Order now for delivery September 2013 onwards

Brown Turkey fig trees for sale

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Pot-grown fruit trees (Deliveries start November 2013)

Refer to product details2-year bush-trained - 5L pot£29.00
Refer to product details1/4 Standard - 12L pot
1/4 standard		£39.00

Trained fruit trees - pot-grown (Deliveries start November 2013)

Price excludes delivery and delivery restrictions may apply
Refer to product detailsFan 4-arm -12L pot£45.00Enquire

**All prices include delivery (except certain fan-trained or espalier-trained or mature trees). We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

2-year pot-grown Fan-trained and Espalier trees: Prices of these trees do NOT include delivery as they require special delivery arrangements. Delivery is not possible to all areas. Click here for details or contact us to find out more. These restrictions do not apply to our 1-year part-trained trees or cordons.

Delivery period: Pot-grown trees can be delivered from September onwards. Bare-root trees can be delivered from mid-November onwards. Within those periods you can specify your preferred month of delivery during the checkout process. It is best to order as soon as you can to ensure items are reserved for you.

*Mature heights: Height shown is the approximate height of the tree when mature (after 5-10 years), not the height when supplied. See photos of trees as supplied. Actual mature heights may vary considerably dependent on your local conditions and training and pruning regime - see our Tree Height Calculator.

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Summary features of Brown Turkey

Growing

Uses

Identification

  • Country of origin: United Kingdom
  • Period of origin: 1850 - 1899
  • Fruit colour: Brown
  • Leaf colour: Green

Climate

  • Warm climates
  • Temperate climates


Pollination guide for Brown Turkey

Brown Turkey is in flowering group . Brown Turkey is self-fertile and does not need a pollination partner, although fruiting may be improved if there is a compatible tree of a different variety nearby.

Important: advice about pollination



How to grow Brown Turkey fig trees

The main issue with growing figs in the UK climate is that whilst the tree will grow quite happily and with little attention, it may be reluctant to fruit. To encourage fruiting, choose a sheltered situation in full sun, and restrict the root growth by planting in a large robust container, or lining the planting hole with paving tiles. Fan-training against a south-facing wall (either in a container or with the roots restricted) also works well.

If you are growing in a container you may wish to move the tree into a cold greenhouse over winter. If outside, a frost-fleece might help if very cold weather threatens.

Make sure the tree is well watered during late spring and summer.

Like all figs, Brown Turkey is fully self-fertile and usually untroubled by disease.

Brown Turkey is more cold-hardy than most figs, but even so it is not a good choice for areas where winter temperatures are regularly below minus 5-10C.



Historical details

Origins unknown, but has been grown in the UK since Victorian times.



Botanical name

Ficus carica Brown Turkey




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