Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Kurume Koaka
Biological type: Common (persistent)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$25.00
One-gallon reference$70.00
Reference estimates, not sale offers or mature-tree appraisals. Price evidence date not recorded.
No verified photograph yet
Fruit & growing traits
- Biological type
- Common (persistent)
- Crop habit
- Unifera (main crop)
- Main crop ripening
- Average
- Flavor profile
- Berry
- Fruit size
- Medium
- Skin color
- Reddish
- Pulp color
- Red
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Unknown / not recorded
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Kurume, Fukuoka — unreleased sibling of the official four
- Possible origin
- Japan
- Synonyms / alternate names
- 久留米小朱; Kurume Koaka; Test numbered seedlings
- Same or nearly the same
- Unofficial Kurume sibling. Inoue now calls it a Common type
- Popular close brother
- Unknown / not recorded
- Known parentage
- Kurume breeding program
- Reference year
- 2010
- First year (estimate)
- Unreleased test selection
- What the year means
- Official release or first wide circulation
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Medium — breeder notes / national commercial lists / collector forums
- Key sources
- Fig Fanatic conversation with Mr. Inoue; OurFigs
- Condit page
- Unknown / not recorded
- Notes
- Breeder limited distribution. Early rumor it was Smyrna/capri; Inoue later said Common.
- Commonality
- Super rare
- Market availability
- FigBid scarce
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.