Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
LSU Champagne
Biological type: Common (persistent)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$8.00
One-gallon reference$35.00
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
- Main
- Main crop ripening
- Early
- Flavor profile
- Honey
- Fruit size
- Medium (~25 g LSU table)
- Skin color
- Yellow with brown ripe streak
- Pulp color
- Amber
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Good cold tolerance in LSU set
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- LSU (L55-13-22; released 2007)
- Possible origin
- USA (Louisiana)
- Synonyms / alternate names
- Golden Celeste; LSU Golden Celeste
- Same or nearly the same
- Seedling of Celeste, not a sport.
- Popular close brother
- Unknown / not recorded
- Known parentage
- Celeste × C1; 1950s cross, O'Rourke selection
- Reference year
- 1955
- First year (estimate)
- Cross mid-1950s; released 2007
- What the year means
- Celeste × C1. Tested as L55-13-22 / Golden Celeste. Official release 2007.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Official release with published parentage
- Key sources
- LSU 2007 PDF; LSU history article
- Condit page
- Unknown / not recorded
- Notes
- Price: Fig Boss Celeste-class; LSU mail-order 1-gal ~$30–40
- Commonality
- Common
- Market availability
- Garden center
Preserved earlier research
These earlier notes have not been reconciled with every catalog field. Edit the full description to replace this section with a current account.
An LSU AgCenter breeding-program release, selected from the Celeste × C1 cross. The original release identifies selection L55-13-22.
Preserved earlier research. The updated workbook fields above may differ; consult the cited sources when reports conflict.
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