How to prune fig 'brown turkey'

Late winter (February–March), when fully dormant; fan-trained plants also benefit from light summer tidying. Cut back leaders by one-quarter to one-third. Remove any dead or frosted stems to healthy wood. For wall-trained fans, tie in new shoots in summer and remove surplus growth pointing away from the wall. Pinch young shoot tips in early summer to limit extension growth.

Annually in late winter; summer tying-in for trained forms. Brown Turkey fig is pruned the same way as the species: annual late-winter pruning while dormant, removing dead, crossing, and overcrowded wood. This vigorous cultivar can grow large; shorten leaders by up to one-third each year to keep it productive and manageable. In the UK it is often trained as a fan against a warm wall, which requires regular tying-in and summer pinching.

Cut back leaders by one-quarter to one-third. Remove any dead or frosted stems to healthy wood. For wall-trained fans, tie in new shoots in summer and remove surplus growth pointing away from the wall. Pinch young shoot tips in early summer to limit extension growth.