Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Croisic
Biological type: Caprifig (persistent / edible)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$18.00
One-gallon reference$55.00
Reference estimates, not sale offers or mature-tree appraisals. Price evidence date not recorded.
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Fruit & growing traits
- Biological type
- Caprifig (persistent / edible)
- Crop habit
- Caprifig crops; edible oddity
- Main crop ripening
- Average
- Flavor profile
- Honey
- Fruit size
- Medium
- Skin color
- Green
- Pulp color
- Amber
- Hardiness / climate notes
- CA
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Croisic, France / found Cordelia, CA
- Possible origin
- France
- Synonyms / alternate names
- Cordelia caprifig (Condit 1942 ID); Cordelia; Gillette; Pingo de Mel; Saint Jean Blanc; Saint John; Tin Baitri; Ficus carica relicta
- Same or nearly the same
- Edible persistent caprifig; foundation of UC persistent hybrids.
- Popular close brother
- Unknown / not recorded
- Known parentage
- Traditional caprifig used as pollen parent
- Reference year
- 1942
- First year (estimate)
- Identified at Cordelia, CA, 1942 (French caprifig type)
- What the year means
- Condit recognized this persistent edible caprifig in 1942. The French name Croisic is older.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Historically important breeding parent
- Key sources
- UC Kearney; figs4fun
- Condit page
- 336
- Notes
- Condit type symbol Cp; described under this name or cross-referenced in the 1955 monograph.
- Commonality
- Super rare
- Market availability
- Estimate only
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.