There are many Brown Turkey and this is not a loved name,but this cultivar is an exception.
It is loved by me,here in NJ.
A spreading type easy to protect,nice beautifull figs with pink interior ,very good taste.
Who would ask for anything more?

Herman
If it is that good and you love it then even Jon will love this Brown Tuekey.

Ottawan, NOT happening.

I would like to add that Brown Turkey(this one),was intended to be grown in cold climates,so in San Diego it might not taste as good as in NJ.
That is how figs are,they taste different in Different climates.

Good find Herman.

Robert:This DFIC 17 BT might not be as hardy as English Brown Turkey,but it has an advantage,wich I described allready.
It is a spreader,like to spread low with branches paralel and close to soil,so it is much easyer to bury,or cover with Mulch bags loose dead grass ,earth etc.
This is a huge advantage over the varieties that grow upright like English BT,and many others,when protecting for winter in severe climates.
If you try to bend the branches on upright cultivars they will brake when thin,or refuse to bend when thick.
This one is allready close to earth surface so a little pegging at the end of the low branch and is allready ready to be covered for winter.

Herman what is the size of the fruit on DFIC 17 BT I have a brown turkey that is displaying the same character with low branches spreading inches above the ground but the fruit is very large for brown turkey The fruit is still green and not swollen yet and already the size of ripe brunswick fig.. I will send pictures tomorrow.

Akram,

I have to agree with you.
It looks like something Jon would grow to love. He just won't admit to it.

I bet he's munching on some store bought and dry B/T figs right now.

Where's Martin?

Herman is right, some figs grown in cold climate might not taste good in San Diego i firmly believe this as well.
 Its my thinking take a hardy chicago and grow in hot climate and i bet it loses its flavor somewhat. Just like perhaps panache or maderia would do here in colder climate grown in the ground.
Too much heat or too little heat with certain figs does not bring out the best in them is my belief.

Last fall we planted all of our figs at a 45 degree angle. So that they could be bent easily to the grown. Then covered them with about 3 to 6 inches of soil.

I have a Brown Turkey that looks identical to your picture. It is a very heavy producer. As far as taste, I would give it about a five on a one to ten scale. Maybe you are right; it does not like the summer heat here. It goes out of production in mid July.

I would give it an 8,here for the first 2 fruits,of the year,wich are not the best it can do.
Some guy asked how large the figs were.
Look at the quarter coin,and figure out the size.
That is why is there!Not because I like to to show I have Money!!!!!
rEALLY,IT IS ABOUT 70 GRAMS MORE OR LESS.

Robert even a mature fig would eventually die here is my belief unless protected.
Sure it may survive some years but we do get some cold winters every so many years. Two years back it was minus 23 and minus in teens for a week or two , daily temp hit 0 outdoors and sometimes not that.
In city of chicago temps are a little warmer in winter in outlying area  (me) temps can be up to 15 degree's colder .

Herman, that's a good size. I would think that with it being ranked as a # 8 on the taste scale, with just the first two figs of the season. That makes it in my mind a outstanding find for a Brown Turkey.

I answer you in new thread now, i dont want to go off topic here on Hermans  thread.

Bob, if you would like to take a chance that my tree is the same as Herman's I can send you cutting. Our tree is very big. It has a tendency to grow outward instead of up. I will take some picture later today of the mother tree and post them. I do not think it has anymore ripe figs on it to show you.

Funny, my DFIC17 BT seems to want to grow upright.
I beleive mine came from Herman.
I did have one (my first) "monster" fruit, earlier this year.

A few years ago, while visiting Italian Figs (of NJ), I had noticed a
really WEEPING potted fig on Al's site. Enquiring about it, he told
me that it is "just-a-regular-BT" that chose to grow that way.
Later, I enquired/asked for a cutting/specimen/buy. Too late,
it was already sold to some CT person for hundreds of $$$'s.

I do have a (potted) Wuhan (China) fig that seems to want
grow horizontal (aka spreading)...

How can one a read a fig mind (if they have one - no way)?

Gorgi, that's very interesting. How do you rate it on a scale of 1 to 10  for taste?

Just like a fig does!
If I had noticed any special bad/good taste, I would said so.

I do not like when I answer/comment on any fig subject,
and then come 1-10 more questions...

Pardon me Bob,
But I do see this happening from/to many other FF members
(some may love it - others may not).

Gorgi, No pardoning needed. I completely understand.

I do not have any plants from this one because it is not wanted as having the reputation of a bad fig.
Bad strains of brown turkey made the good strains unwanted too.
It is too small to take cuttings.
If it grows any morte this year maybe i will have a dozen of cuttings to sell on Ebay.

This is the tree I was taking about being the same as Herman's. Remember it's fig season is over and there are only about a half dozen figs on it. I got some pictures of a couple that are almost ripen. Notice how the large limb is going almost horizontal. The tree is wider than it is tall. I am sorry the pictures are not clear but the wind was blowing and moving the tree as I was taking pictures.

I would like to add this fig tree to my collection along with the English B/T.
If anyone out there has any for sell please P/M.

Been wanting an English B/T for the longest but given up on online nurseries ( few exceptions ).

Thank you in advance

I do not know what happen to my pictures on Post 97. I edited it and replaced the pictures, maybe they will stay on this time.

Your tree is Identical to what I have and Identical to DFIC 17 BT.
It does make Handsom fruits,and in the right climate I bet is a high quality cultivar.