Hi,

I have been reading conflicting things about Texas Everlasting and Brown Turkey. I am rooting both cuttings but are they the same variety of fig? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Coming from Spartanburg SC Texas ever bearing by far!!!!!!

Lots of opinions on this subject but it all boils down to a couple of things.  Most of the nurserys around here sell a Brunswick/Magnolia look alike as a Texas Everbearing.  It looks nothing like the Southern Brown Turkey.  At the LSU Orchard at the Burdon Ag Center, Baton Rouge the Texas Everbearing tree looks a lot like the Southern Brown Turkey tree.  Which confuses the matter even more.  The Brunswick version Texas Everbearing sold around here is not even close to the Southern Brown Turkey in any regard.  Most Brunswick tend to split very badly in rain/high humidity periods and does not taste very good either.  I do not see any reason to own either, while the Southern Brown Turkey has a reasonable taste it is not as good as the local Celeste.  Both produce very well here.

I agree with Danny. You're going to get a lot of different opinions on this topic. What is called one thing in my area may not be the same in Danny's area or in your area. Most folks in my area thing there is only one type of fig and that's the brown turkey. That's what their grandma had growing up and that's what they know. My TEB tree's leaf pattern doesn't match either of my Celeste or Brown Turkey's. But the fruit does look like Celeste....but the figs are larger than Celeste.

I agree with the comments above. Down here, a little south of Danny, what they sell as TEB in the local nurseries is not a Brown Turkey, Magnolia, and does not look at all like Celeste.  It's a dark fig with a fairly closed eye. It is a widely varying fig, and it seems almost to be more like a brand name for nurseries than an actual specific variety. I am not really sure where to find the true example. Maybe at the old Texas A&M orchard.

CliffH

The leaf pattern is what makes me believe that it may actually be a Brunswick.

Despite the fact that Brunswick's split if its rainy, don't despair and write it off as dreadful if that is what your try turns out to be.. In dry years it will perform when others do not.  Also its a large fig and makes a dynomite chutney if picked before fully ripe. Not all are watery and bland and a nice one has a pleasant melony flavor.

I have been trying to post a picture and I have resized it several times and I am still getting a storage exceeds message.

Thanks for the input everyone. The cuttings for both are rooting well and have a number of leaves. They must be easy to root. I am a newbie with this and I am starting with about 12 varieties. Based upon my reading I was wondering whether they were worth keeping. MariannaMiller  Thanks for giving me a reason to keep them. 

Brunswick is truly amazing!  It is one of the best rich tasting figs in a dry summer.  I had 2 large ones 10 years ago.  I'm working hard to get another one like it!  I've seen pictures from folks in Texas where there Brunswick figs were almost black with a dark red pulp.  I'm going to Dallas soon and need to pick up a gallon size tree while I'm there.  Anybody know where in Dallas I can get one?  Home Depot?  Lowes?

It is quite likely that the Texas Everbearing names has been used to sell more than one actual variety, so what you get will depend on the and history of a particular source. Some TE definitely appear to Brown Turkey, which others are something entirely different. It might just come down to do you like the fruit on your TE or not. If not, move on. If it is good, the name isn't that important - just flavor.

Hi,


I was having a problem posting a photo of the Texas Everbearing cutting. So I placed the photo on a shared folder on google photos. See the URL below: Can you tell me if you believe it is a Brunswick or a Brown Turkey. Thanks.


https://goo.gl/photos/fQ6hdHiQMtvS2QWF9

It is not a Brunswick.

Thanks Danny K.

I'm new but shouldn't an everbearing be producing figs spring summer and most of fall or at least summer and fall? If it isn't doing that it's probably something else. Just a thought.