Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Kurume Kuroama
Biological type: Common (persistent)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$20.00
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
- Common (persistent)
- Crop habit
- Bifera
- Main crop ripening
- Early
- Flavor profile
- Honey
- Fruit size
- Large (60–100 g)
- Skin color
- Dark brown-black
- Pulp color
- Red
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Unknown / not recorded
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Kurume, Fukuoka
- Possible origin
- Japan
- Synonyms / alternate names
- 久留米くろあま; Kurume Black Sweet; TM 5579112
- Same or nearly the same
- Official Kurume series; similar to Kuromitsu, about a week earlier
- Popular close brother
- Kurume Kuromitsu
- Known parentage
- Kurume breeding program
- Reference year
- 2013
- First year (estimate)
- Japanese registered selection (trademark 5579112)
- What the year means
- Official release or first wide circulation
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Medium — breeder notes / national commercial lists / collector forums
- Key sources
- shuiguobang Kurume series post; OurFigs; Fig Fanatic
- Condit page
- Unknown / not recorded
- Notes
- Near-twin of Kuromitsu. Chinese growers say the 'Kurume' widely planted there often matches Kuroama — productive, thick skin, not the most complex flavor.
- Commonality
- Rare
- Market availability
- FigBid scarce
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.