Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Figo Preto
Biological type: Common (persistent)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$15.00
One-gallon reference$60.00
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
- Late main
- Main crop ripening
- Super late
- Flavor profile
- Exotic
- Fruit size
- Medium (some report larger than BM KK)
- Skin color
- Black
- Pulp color
- Deep red
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Long-season heat
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Portugal ('black fig')
- Possible origin
- Portugal (Madeira)
- Synonyms / alternate names
- See Black Madeira
- Same or nearly the same
- WGS/SSR match to BM / Craven's. Some orchardists still separate strains.
- Popular close brother
- Black Madeira
- Known parentage
- Same clone group as Black Madeira
- Reference year
- 1900
- First year (estimate)
- Madeira/Portuguese dark landrace; USDA & collector imports 20th–21st c.
- What the year means
- Traditional fruit. KK, Figo Preto, Craven's, MIB are source strains of one genotype (WGS). Craven's is a US finder tree, not a new seedling. Martinenca Rimada is a striped sport of unknown sport-year.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Genomic clone of BM in hobbyist WGS/SSR
- Key sources
- PersistentFig; OurFigs; ChicagoFigs
- Condit page
- Unknown / not recorded
- Notes
- Price: FigBid BMKK cuttings $10–30; 1-gal/treepot often $55–80; big air-layers $150–250
- Commonality
- Average
- Market availability
- FigBid regular
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.