Today, I drove into a neighborhood where I cane upon a beautiful fig tree with some gorgeous BIG figs! I knocked on the door & the owners told me how happy they were that I asked permission instead of just taking them. They told me it is a Brown Turkey then proceeded to pull off figs. They gave me four figs!! Then I asked the question..."can I get a couple of cuttings"? They looked puzzled so I gave them some info about propegating figs from cuttings so they were fine wuth it. I cut two nice branches:-). Then I said my goodbyes, sped home to savor my BT figs. Let me tell you, these were some deliscious figs!! A sweet honey taste that melts in your mouth!

So!! I have several cuttings to exchange. Anyone interested? PM me if you are.

Talk about a beautiful fig!

Looks like it's a wonderful fig but i dont know if I can mail to California.

Good looking fig, I don't think it is a Brown Turkey.

Wow, Figgysid, it does look just like it! Its puzzling to me since both husband & wife said it was a BT. Okay but the good news is that I got their cell & email! And, they are only a few miles from me!

I read the noir de berbatane has a meaty texture and has berry tones to the flavor. Meg you said it has a honey flavor that melts in your mouth.. It looks like a great fig. Chad

Yes, I thought it was a great sweetness like honey. Im new at figs & my description may be too simplistic. Either way, this fig was both delicious & beautiful.

It's fairly common for figs to be labeled wrong. Some folks I know have been calling their Brunswick a BT for fifteen years.  Looks like you have a good one there Meg.  :)

Thanks, Charlie. I wish I could have gotten a few more figs from them. The tree had tons of figs! Well, beggers can'tbe choosers. They gave me four figs AND let me take cuttings so that was nice of them. I have their number & email as well.

Thats good then. Weird that people are so sure (and I was too) but I suppose errors happen. Thx for the examples, Figgysid. That really made me wonder. Three people actually said it wasnt a BT.

It looks like a pollinated fig, a BT in CA is not your average BT from PA, it is superb over here.
I am not saying the fig in this thread IS a BT, just saying that a BT is a good fig when caprified.

Oh how great Meg.  This looks like the brown turkey I am familiar with here in the Verde Valley.  My friend Daisy from Bolivia has a 9 year old brown turkey that produces enough figs for her to supply 3 farmers's markets for the summer weekly from her one tree.  It is amazing.  I wish I knew how to post a pic from my phone.  It is huge.  I love your story about meeting the owners of the tree.  We are getting the last of our figs here as it is dropping below freezing now.  Happy figging, Jodi

The eye of the  green unripe fig in the first pictures is not red, they eye/ostiole of unripe fig in the link to Leon's figs is undeniably red. Not NdB, and as Igor just stated a pollinated fig will look much different than unpollinated. That's all.

Does the tree make better figs if it's pollenated because there are viable seeds?

Please keep us updated, Meg!
That is one perfect looking fig, inside and out. And I love the purplish shade against the green foliage.
I really hope you'll be able to get a few more cuttings~ maybe the owners would even want to trade for cuttings of something else you're growing?...
LJ

Hello, Joy:
I will definitely post an update on this one!  I intended to drive to this property on the weekend but came down with a cold and just couldn't get myself there.

It's a tree near my home.  The owners were very nice and I'm sure they would let me take a few more cuttings.  Send me a PM...