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    FICUS carica 'Brown Turkey'
    FICUS carica 'Brown Turkey'
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    FICUS carica 'Brown Turkey'

    Commonly known as Common fig

    AWARD
    Free-fruiting fig with a good yellow autumn colour. The fruits have purple-brown skins when ripe and are rich and sugary which makes this an excellent dessert variety
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Best grown trained against a sunny wall or fence.
    • Medicinal properties
    • Pests & Diseases
      trouble free if grown outside.
    • Place of origin
      Western Asia, eastern Mediterranean.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
      3- or 5-lobed leaves 10-24cm (4-9¾in) long.
    • Cottage garden
    • Suitable for small gardens
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
      Borderline
    • Lobed
    • Orbicular
    • Height
      3m (10ft)
    • Spread
      4m (13ft)
    • Fruit
      Plants which produce an edible or ornamental fruit
    • Tree
      Or tall shrub with spreading head. Pear-shaped receptacles develop into single fruit (4in) long, green when young, maturing to dark green, purple or dark brown
    • Zero Rated Item
      No VAT on this plant
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

    • Hardy - average winter
      Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
      Borderline
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich with plenty of leaf mould.
    • Against a wall
      Keep roots restricted to encourage fruiting
    • Full sun
      Shelter from cold, drying winds
    • Partial shade
    • skin irritant with sunlight
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      3m (10ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        4m (13ft)
      		  
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