Some figs are capable of ripening two crops per year here, others just one. The fruit may be red, purple, brown, green, yellow-green, yellow or nearly black. Leaf sizes and shapes can vary a lot.

T he Brown Turkey fig tree (Ficus carica "Brown Turkey") is a popular fruit tree prized for its sweet, mild figs and adaptability to West Texas. Native to the Mediterranean, this variety thrives ...

The Brown Turkey fig tree (Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’) is a popular fruit tree prized for its sweet, mild figs and adaptability to West Texas. Native to the Mediterranean, this variety ...

Hamilton said he is trialing 80 new varieties of figs and has had the best success growing Black Bethlehem, Chicago Hardy, Olympian, LSU Purple, Celeste and Brown Turkey. Each week Hamilton has ...