Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Bodhissattva
Biological type: Caprifig
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$30.00
One-gallon reference$90.00
Reference estimates, not sale offers or mature-tree appraisals. Price evidence date not recorded.
No verified photograph yet
Fruit & growing traits
- Biological type
- Caprifig
- Crop habit
- Caprifig (pollenizer); persistence still on trial
- Main crop ripening
- Average
- Flavor profile
- Honey
- Fruit size
- Unknown / not recorded
- Skin color
- Unknown / not recorded
- Pulp color
- Unknown / not recorded
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Caprifig on trial in several US locations; climate range not established
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- USA — Sacred Origin introduction (Anderson, CA area find)
- Possible origin
- USA
- Synonyms / alternate names
- Bodhisattva; Sacred Origin Bodhisattva
- Same or nearly the same
- Unknown / not recorded
- Popular close brother
- Unknown / not recorded
- Known parentage
- Wild/local male caprifig seedling or find
- Reference year
- 2020
- First year (estimate)
- c. 2020s Sacred Origin introduction
- What the year means
- First circulated from the introducer, not an old landrace
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Medium — documented living introduction, very few trees
- Key sources
- Sacred Origin nursery page; FigBid listing 71640786
- Condit page
- Unknown / not recorded
- Notes
- Newly found male caprifig circulated by Sacred Origin. Abundant fine pollen. Persistence not fully proven. Not Ficus religiosa (Bodhi tree). | Price: Collector scarce, not SO-list tier
- Commonality
- Rare
- Market availability
- FigBid scarce
Preserved earlier research
These earlier notes have not been reconciled with every catalog field. Edit the full description to replace this section with a current account.
Sacred Origin describes this as a discovered caprifig but does not establish its precise birthplace in the reviewed listing. The listing offers Purple Rain and Bodhisattva as separate choices, not synonyms.
Preserved earlier research. The updated workbook fields above may differ; consult the cited sources when reports conflict.
This is an initial source review. Unresolved traits remain visible below.