I was not aware that Sweet George was a English Brown Turkey. I had not tried to obtain a cutting or plant in the past because I did not know it was a English Brown Turkey variant.

As far as I can tell from our research so far. English Brown Turkey is the most cold hardy fig we have been able to identify. But, like Brown Turkey there are so many English Brown Turkeys, getting the right is difficult.

I have read that Hanc Mathies stumbled onto one and ended up after his evaluation trials keeping only two figs, one he called Miller's English Brown Turkey and Atreano. I have also read some stating that Hanc's English Brown Turkey could be grown as far as zone 4A, with winter protection.

Also, for those who might try to purchase one from Millers, I understand that Millers lost the true one that Hanc bought from them. years ago.

Herman, can you tell us how it taste in comparison to the other English Brown Turkey you have in your collection??

Bob

I have not tasted Sweet George yet. I have had a chance to taste Violetta Bayernfeige. I found it to be both very sweet and very juicy. This was in the plants third year in the ground here. The first two years it either did not bear or the fruit was not very good tasting.

But, in it's third year it was very good. 

So, the reason why I'm asking you for your opinion on the taste of Sweet George compared to Violetta Bayernfeige, is that I'm wondering if they are so close in taste that having one is the same as having both, as far as taste is concerned.

Also, Our Violetta was the only plant to have half of it's fruit still on the plant when frost came. Which makes me think this plant may be only good in cool summer areas like New England, if one grows it only for its breba crop. Which are huge in size. The first breba fruit we picked was 150gm, and other dozen or so were all over 100 grams.

Bob, zone 5 Connecticut

That is about the same information I came up with while researching, the English Brown Turkey figs.