Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Verdone
Biological type: Common (persistent)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$6.00
One-gallon reference$28.00
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
- See Condit 1955
- Main crop ripening
- Average
- Flavor profile
- Berry
- Fruit size
- Medium
- Skin color
- Green to yellow-green
- Pulp color
- Strawberry / pink-red
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Widely adapted; wants heat
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Documented in Condit 1955 (often Mediterranean / N. Africa / CA intro)
- Possible origin
- Italy
- Synonyms / alternate names
- Adriatic; Fragola; Grosse Verte; Nebian; Strawberry; White Adriatic; Verde Gentil
- Same or nearly the same
- Unknown / not recorded
- Popular close brother
- Adriatic
- Known parentage
- Unknown / traditional (Condit monograph entry)
- Reference year
- 1880
- First year (estimate)
- Old Adriatic-basin landrace; CA commercial by late 1800s
- What the year means
- Italian Verdone type. Seedling year unknown. Major CA commercial fig by the late 19th c.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Established in Condit 1955 index
- Key sources
- Condit 1955 alphabetical list p. 406; MountainFigs/ChicagoFigs/OurFigs flavor notes
- Condit page
- 406
- Notes
- Condit type symbol C; described under this name or cross-referenced in the 1955 monograph.
- Commonality
- Super common
- Market availability
- Big box
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.