Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
San Piero
Biological type: Common (persistent)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$5.00
One-gallon reference$23.00
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Fruit & growing traits
- Biological type
- Common (persistent)
- Crop habit
- See Condit 1955
- Main crop ripening
- Average
- Flavor profile
- Sugar
- Fruit size
- Large
- Skin color
- Brown-bronze to violet-brown
- Pulp color
- Amber
- Hardiness / climate notes
- CA/SW historic; poor many humid sites
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Documented in Condit 1955 (often Mediterranean / N. Africa / CA intro)
- Possible origin
- Spain / USA
- Synonyms / alternate names
- Abicou or Abicou Noir; Arbicone; Albacor; Aubaco; Aubique; Aubique Noire; Aulique; Black Douro; Black Genoa; Black Portugal; Black San Pedro; Breva Negra; Brown Turkey; Corbo; Fallugiana; Douro Black; Genoa Black; Grosse Rouge de Bordeaux; Grosse Violette de Bordeaux; Grosse Violette Longue
- Same or nearly the same
- Unknown / not recorded
- Popular close brother
- Brown Turkey (CA / San Piero)
- Known parentage
- Unknown / traditional (Condit monograph entry)
- Reference year
- 1700
- First year (estimate)
- Italian San Piero landrace; pre-1800 in Europe
- What the year means
- Traditional Italian. CA 'Brown Turkey' is this type. First seedling unknown.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Established in Condit 1955 index
- Key sources
- Condit 1955 alphabetical list p. 467
- Condit page
- 467
- Notes
- Condit type symbol C; described under this name or cross-referenced in the 1955 monograph. Plus 21 further Condit aliases (see Condit Synonyms sheet).
- Commonality
- Super common
- Market availability
- Big box
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.