Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Dottato
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.
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Fruit & growing traits
- Biological type
- Common (persistent)
- Crop habit
- See Condit 1955
- Main crop ripening
- Average
- Flavor profile
- Honey
- Fruit size
- Small–medium
- Skin color
- Greenish-white to yellow-green
- Pulp color
- Amber to pale pink
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Needs heat; SW / dry South
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Documented in Condit 1955 (often Mediterranean / N. Africa / CA intro)
- Possible origin
- Italy
- Synonyms / alternate names
- Abruzzes; Adottato; Biancolella; Binelli; Binellino; Binello; Calabria; Clarkadota; Dattaresi; Datteresi; Endrich; Fracatsani; Gentile; Grascello; Kadota; Lumincella; Medot; Napoletani; Napoletano; Nardeleo
- Same or nearly the same
- Unknown / not recorded
- Popular close brother
- Kadota
- Known parentage
- Unknown / traditional (Condit monograph entry)
- Reference year
- 100
- First year (estimate)
- Ancient Italian landrace (Dottato tradition)
- What the year means
- Traditional Calabrian/Campanian fig; named long before Condit. CA commercial Kadota is this type.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Established in Condit 1955 index
- Key sources
- Condit 1955 alphabetical list p. 369
- Condit page
- 369
- Notes
- Condit type symbol C; described under this name or cross-referenced in the 1955 monograph. Plus 7 further Condit aliases (see Condit Synonyms sheet).; excellent (Condit)
- Commonality
- Super common
- Market availability
- Big box
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.