Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Black Genoa
Biological type: Common (persistent)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$8.00
One-gallon reference$32.00
Reference estimates, not sale offers or mature-tree appraisals. Price evidence date not recorded.
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Fruit & growing traits
- Biological type
- Common (persistent)
- Crop habit
- Bifera
- Main crop ripening
- Average
- Flavor profile
- Sugar-Berry
- Fruit size
- Large
- Skin color
- Dark purple
- Pulp color
- White flesh with red center
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Open spreading tree; good storage; NSW leading fresh fig
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Australian commercial standard (NSW / QLD)
- Possible origin
- Australia
- Synonyms / alternate names
- Black Genoa (AU); often a local San Piero / BT type
- Same or nearly the same
- NSW DPI leading fresh commercial fig — not always identical to EU Black Genoa / Brogiotto Nero
- Popular close brother
- Brown Turkey
- Known parentage
- Likely San Piero / Brown Turkey family introduced to Australia
- Reference year
- 1880
- First year (estimate)
- In Australian trade by late 19th / 20th c.
- What the year means
- Official release or first wide circulation
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Medium — breeder notes / national commercial lists / collector forums
- Key sources
- NSW DPI Fig Growing; QLD crop summary; Ultimate Backyard AU varieties
- Condit page
- Unknown / not recorded
- Notes
- Squat pear, distinctive flavor, commercial fresh market AU. Verify against EU Black Genoa — names drifted.
- Commonality
- Common
- Market availability
- Garden center
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.