Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
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Biological type: Common (NC fruit without wasp)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$15.00
One-gallon reference$50.00
Reference estimates, not sale offers or mature-tree appraisals. Price evidence date not recorded.
No verified photograph yet
Fruit & growing traits
- Biological type
- Common (NC fruit without wasp)
- Crop habit
- Common; sometimes 2 per node
- Main crop ripening
- Average
- Flavor profile
- Berry
- Fruit size
- Unknown / not recorded
- Skin color
- Unknown / not recorded
- Pulp color
- Unknown / not recorded
- Hardiness / climate notes
- California find; uncaprified performance outside wasp country still being proven. Typical home-orchard range about USDA 7–10 with protection.
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Northern California, USA (Sacred Origin / Shasta–Tehama finds)
- Possible origin
- USA (California)
- Synonyms / alternate names
- Corning Purple (temporary release name)
- Same or nearly the same
- Unknown / not recorded
- Popular close brother
- Unknown / not recorded
- Known parentage
- Chance seedling or local yard/grove find
- Reference year
- 2018
- First year (estimate)
- c. 2010s–2020s find / first circulation
- What the year means
- Collector introduction year, not an ancient landrace
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Medium — living introducer stock; type sometimes still on trial
- Key sources
- Sacred Origin; OurFigs SO threads; FigBid
- Condit page
- Unknown / not recorded
- Notes
- Ancient tree near Crema di Mango / Mora / Kiwi. Rain-split resistant vs neighbors in one NC report. | Price: Fig Hunter experimental rooted sale $18–25; typical scarce rooted $40–60
- Commonality
- Rare
- Market availability
- FigBid scarce
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.