Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Uses (Ethnobotany)
Edible fruit provided food source for Native Americans.
Plant Profile: Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey'
Names
Brown Turkey Fig, Fig Tree
Phonetic Spelling:FY-kus KAIR-ih-kuh
Genus:Ficus
Species:carica
Family:Moraceae
Among the most widely cultivated figs in the United States, this variety requires winter protection when temperatures fall below 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Fortunately, it demands minimal upkeep.
It is both heat-resistant and self-pollinating, although its leaves and sap may cause skin irritation.
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Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Feature Summary
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Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Feature Summary
Attributes
Edible fruit provided food source for Native Americans.
E. Mediterranean to Central Asia
Provides food source for birds and small mammals.
The mild and sweet fruit is good eaten fresh or dried.
Woody
Edible fruit
Wildlife Food Source
Fruit
The small fruit ripens in July. The fruit has bronze skin and amber pulp, tastes mild and sweet.
Brown/Copper
Purple/Lavender
Gold/Yellow
Edible
Summer
Fall
1-3 inches
1-3 inches
Flowers
The flowers are unisexual and minute. Borne in leaf axils. Most commercially available figs are self-pollinating but wild figs require pollination by wasps.
Purple/Lavender
Brown/Copper
Insignificant
Spring
< 1 inch
Leaves
Large, thick, green leaves are 5-10 inches long and 4-7 inches across and deeply, palmately lobed with three or five lobes. The upper surface is green and rough with hairs and the underside is paler and smooth.
Deciduous
Green
Brown/Copper
Brown/Copper
Gold/Yellow
Simple
Alternate
Palmatifid
Entire
Lobed
> 6 inches
Soft
Smooth
Leathery
Rough
3-6 inches
Bark
Silver gray smooth bark becomes more bumpy with age.
Light Gray
Smooth
Ridges
Poisonous to Humans
Phytophotodermatitis from the white, milky sap.
Furanocoumarins
Sap/Juice
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Edible
Deciduous
Multi-stemmed
Rounded
Erect
Spreading
Rapid
Low
Coarse
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Acid (<6.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasionally Dry
12-24 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
10a
10b
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Stem
Brown/Copper
Straight
Only 1 terminal bud, larger than side buds
Landscape
Edible Garden
Pollinator Garden
Children's Garden
Heat
Salt
Container
Recreational Play Area
Pollinators
Songbirds
Small Mammals
Problem for Cats
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Contact Dermatitis
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Image Gallery
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Attributes
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Country Or Region Of Origin
E. Mediterranean to Central Asia
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Wildlife Value
Provides food source for birds and small mammals.
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems)
Heat tolerant.
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Edibility
The mild and sweet fruit is good eaten fresh or dried.
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Fruit
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Fruit Description
The small fruit ripens in July. The fruit has bronze skin and amber pulp, tastes mild and sweet.
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Fruit Color
Brown/Copper
Gold/Yellow
Purple/Lavender
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Flowers
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': 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.
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Flower Color
Brown/Copper
Purple/Lavender
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Leaves
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Leaf Description
Large, thick, green leaves are 5-10 inches long and 4-7 inches across and deeply, palmately lobed with three or five lobes. The upper surface is green and rough with hairs and the underside is paler and smooth.
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Leaf Color
Brown/Copper
Green
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Brown/Copper
Gold/Yellow
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Leaf Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long-lasting
Showy
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Bark
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Bark Description
Silver gray smooth bark becomes more bumpy with age.
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Bark Color
Light Gray
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Surface/Attachment
Bumpy
Exfoliating
Fissured
Furrowed
Lenticels
Papery
Patchy
Peeling
Ridges
Scaly
Shaggy
Shiny
Shredding
Smooth
Spongy
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Poisonous to Humans
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Poison Symptoms
Phytophotodermatitis from the white, milky sap.
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Poison Toxic Principle
Furanocoumarins
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Poison Severity
High
Low
Medium
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Causes Contact Dermatitis
No
Yes
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Poison Part
Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Whole Plant Traits
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Cultural Conditions
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
10a
10b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Stem
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Stem Color
Brown/Copper
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Stem Form
Straight
Zig Zags
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Stem Bud Terminal
Cluster of terminal buds
Only 1 terminal bud, larger than side buds
Only 1 terminal bud, smaller than side buds
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Landscape
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey': Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
