Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Excelsior
Biological type: Caprifig
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$15.00
One-gallon reference$50.00
Reference estimates, not sale offers or mature-tree appraisals. Price evidence date not recorded.
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Fruit & growing traits
- Biological type
- Caprifig
- Crop habit
- Pollen crops
- Main crop ripening
- Average
- Flavor profile
- Honey
- Fruit size
- Large
- Skin color
- Yellow-green
- Pulp color
- Amber
- Hardiness / climate notes
- USDA 8–10
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
- Taylor
- Same or nearly the same
- Unknown / not recorded
- Popular close brother
- Unknown / not recorded
- Known parentage
- Unknown / traditional (Condit monograph entry)
- Reference year
- 1916
- First year (estimate)
- Rixford seedling; fruited ~1916 by H.P. Taylor, Exeter, CA
- What the year means
- One of the rare Condit entries with an actual US seedling date.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Established in Condit 1955 index
- Key sources
- Condit 1955 alphabetical list p. 329; MountainFigs/ChicagoFigs/OurFigs flavor notes; ChicagoFigs zone selector
- Condit page
- 329
- Notes
- Condit type symbol Cp; described under this name or cross-referenced in the 1955 monograph.
- Commonality
- Super rare
- Market availability
- FigBid scarce
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.