Hello, I planted a fig tree in my yard in Portland Oregon in the spring of 2009. I had purchased the tree from a local nursery. I had specifically asked for a fig tree that would grow at least 15 feet tall; and for a variety that had dark skinned figs (not green); and for one that did well in the Portland Oregon area. The nursery recommended the Brown Turkey variety so that is what I purchased. I believe it was in a 2 gallon container. This is the first year that fruit has stayed on the tree and appears to be ripening. In previous years it has had fruit but it all fell off before ripening. It has many very large figs some of which are very soft and seem to be ripe along with new figs that I believe are the second crop. However, all the figs are still green and none of them show any indication of turning a maroon color as the nursery label indicates. Can you tell me what might affect the skin color of the figs? Do Brown Turkey figs sometimes not turn brown? I picked and ate a fig from the tree today and it was definitely ripe but the skin was completely green. It was very moist and soft and sweet and the inside was a pinkish rose color. I am now not sure that my fig tree is really a Brown Turkey fig. Is there any way to tell? The tree is planted on the south side of the yard in an open area but it is shaded some in the early morning and late afternoon. I have not given it any fertilizer at all since I planted it. We had lots of rain through June so this is the first month I have watered it - and we recently had a heavy rain. July has also had lots of hot days. Do any of these things affect the fruit turning dark? Thank You - any information is appreciated. PS: I live in Multnomah county but the form only showed counties in Washington State