Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Alma
Biological type: Common; interspecific ancestry
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$8.00
One-gallon reference$35.00
Reference estimates, not sale offers or mature-tree appraisals. Price evidence date not recorded.
No verified photograph yet
Fruit & growing traits
- Biological type
- Common; interspecific ancestry
- Crop habit
- Main; long warm season
- Main crop ripening
- Late
- Flavor profile
- Sugar
- Fruit size
- Medium
- Skin color
- Light yellow to green-brown
- Pulp color
- Amber
- Hardiness / climate notes
- TX/SE; suckers; needs pruning
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Texas A&M, released 1975
- Possible origin
- USA (Texas)
- Synonyms / alternate names
- Unknown / not recorded
- Same or nearly the same
- Unknown / not recorded
- Popular close brother
- Unknown / not recorded
- Known parentage
- Allison (Vernino) × Hamma (N. African caprifig with F. carica / F. palmata blood)
- Reference year
- 1975
- First year (estimate)
- 1975 TAMU release (cross earlier)
- What the year means
- Released 1975. Allison × Hamma. Cross year not always listed as a single date.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Documented breeding release
- Key sources
- Figaholics; TAMU; ChicagoFigs
- Condit page
- Unknown / not recorded
- Notes
- Price: Fig Boss Celeste-class; LSU mail-order 1-gal ~$30–40
- Commonality
- Common
- Market availability
- Garden center
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.