Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Black Mission
Biological type: Common (persistent)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$6.00
One-gallon reference$28.00
Reference estimates, not sale offers or mature-tree appraisals. Price evidence date not recorded.
No verified photograph yet
Fruit & growing traits
- Biological type
- Common (persistent)
- Crop habit
- Bifera
- Main crop ripening
- Average
- Flavor profile
- Berry
- Fruit size
- Medium–large (brebas larger)
- Skin color
- Deep purple-black
- Pulp color
- Light strawberry
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Warm-dry CA/SW; poor humid SE hardiness
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Spain → California missions, late 1700s
- Possible origin
- USA (California)
- Synonyms / alternate names
- Mission; Franciscana; California Black
- Same or nearly the same
- Not Black Madeira or Brogiotto Nero.
- Popular close brother
- Unknown / not recorded
- Known parentage
- Traditional Spanish landrace
- Reference year
- 1768
- First year (estimate)
- 1768–1769 CA intro; older Spanish landrace
- What the year means
- Franciscan missions planted it in California c. 1768–69. Spanish/Andalusian origin is earlier; seedling year unknown.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Established (Condit + commercial)
- Key sources
- Condit 1955; Garden.org; FigBoss; ChicagoFigs
- Condit page
- Unknown / not recorded
- Notes
- One of five historic CA commercial figs.; dwarf tree noted | Price: HD Black Mission 1-gal pack ~$28/plant; OGW $30–35
- Commonality
- Super common
- Market availability
- Big box
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.