The Brown Turkey Fig tree is an exception to the usual hot-blooded Mediterranean types of figs. There are many options for harvesting these medium-sized sweet figs. You can bake with them, dehydrate and dry them for year-round storage, eat them fresh or with honey, and fruit salad. You name it!This versatile fig tree offers delicious figs that make a tasty treat all year round! This cold-hardy variety displays all of the best traits of a common fig including the magnificently shaped light-green leaves, smooth gray bark, and yummy edible purple-brown fleshed fruit. Contrastingly, unlike other brown figs, it will survive winters in a variety of climates.The ficus carica is cold hardy in USDA hardiness zones 7-9 making it great for the southern United States. Brown Turkey produces 2 crops of figs a year. There is a small crop in early summer and a second larger crop of figs that ripen in early fall. The turkey fig has a year round growing season.This attractive deciduous garden fig tree has an interesting winter appearance because it loses some of its leaves in freezing temperatures. Not to worry though, as soon as temperatures start rising again the fig leaves flush out to fill in its appearance. The dormant season for growing figs is short since these trees only produce fruit in the south.