Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Bellona
Biological type: Common (persistent)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$15.00
One-gallon reference$60.00
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
- See Condit 1955
- Main crop ripening
- Late
- Flavor profile
- Berry
- Fruit size
- Small–medium
- Skin color
- Violet-gray
- Pulp color
- Red
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Mediterranean
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Documented in Condit 1955 (often Mediterranean / N. Africa / CA intro)
- Possible origin
- Mediterranean / Europe
- Synonyms / alternate names
- Bellone; Belloune
- Same or nearly the same
- Unknown / not recorded
- Popular close brother
- Bellone
- Known parentage
- Unknown / traditional (Condit monograph entry)
- Reference year
- 1700
- First year (estimate)
- Nice-area landrace ('queen of figs')
- What the year means
- Traditional Côte d'Azur. Seedling year unknown.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Established in Condit 1955 index
- Key sources
- Condit 1955 alphabetical list p. 423; Condit 1955 fruit notes
- Condit page
- 423
- Notes
- Condit type symbol C; described under this name or cross-referenced in the 1955 monograph.; excellent (Condit)
- Commonality
- Average
- Market availability
- FigBid regular
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.