Brown Turkey

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Fruit: Fig

Use: Dessert

Origin and History: Thomas Becket is said to have planted the first English fig garden, at Tarring, West Sussex, in the 12th C.

Season: Mid

Harvest Time: late Aug - early Sept

Store: 

Qualities and Taste:

Large fruit, brownish-red with blue bloom. Rich and sugary flavour. (Source: RB).

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Map Reference: M 4

Form: Fan

Rootstock: None

Additional Information: Hardy and self-fertile.