Monrovia Brown Turkey Fig is a more winter hardy variety fig that produces two crops a year. A deciduous fruitingtreewith an interesting winter silhouette and lobed palmate mid-green leaves. The sweet-smelling fruits are produced in spring and summer and ripen to a brown purple with pink flesh. Highly adaptable, but provides the best fruit infull sunand well-drained soils.
Type:
Tree
Height:
10′ – 30′
Spread:
10′ – 30
Spacing:
20
USDA Hardiness Zone:
6 – 9
Culture:
Full Sun,Part Sun
Bloom Color:
N/A
Season of Interest:
Spring,Summer
MAINTENANCE NEEDS:MediumMaintenance. Water regularly-weekly or more in extreme heat. Watch for mites, aphids, mealybugs, nematodes, and scale. Fruit can become messy if not promptly harvested.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings,Borders,Woodland Garden,Wildlife Gardens,Shade Tree,Edible Landscapes,and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS:Strawberry,Raspberry,Lavender
IMAGES:Forest & Kim Starr,Starr-140925-1988-Ficus carica-Brown Turkey fruiting habit-Pali o Waipio Huelo-Maui (25128323052),CC BY 3.0 US
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
