As I have stated in previous posts, a couple of years ago I purchased two figs from two different places. Both were labeled as Brown Turkey figs. Neither had fruit at the time and one didn’t have any leaves so I had no reason to believe that they were anything but what they were labeled. Since I don’t know what they are I am calling them by the color of their immature fruit, purple and green.

Purple fig leaves

Immature fruit of the ‘purple’ fig

Ripe fruit of the ‘purple’ fig

Leaves and immature fruit of the ‘green’ fig.

Ripe ‘green’ fig

I should note that the purple fig’s eye doesn’t open or if it does it barely does so. The ‘green’ fig has a sweeter taste and the fruit is much larger than the ‘purple’.

From what I have read, I would say that there is a good chance that the ‘green’ fig is actually the brown turkey. Anyone disagree? Any idea what the ‘purple’ fruited fig is?