Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
White Madeira #1
Biological type: Common (persistent)
Pollination: Unknown
Reference estimates, not sale offers or mature-tree appraisals. Price evidence date not recorded.
Fruit & growing traits
- Biological type
- Common (persistent)
- Crop habit
- Main
- Main crop ripening
- Average
- Flavor profile
- Berry
- Fruit size
- Medium
- Skin color
- Green-yellow
- Pulp color
- Strawberry
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Warm season
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Madeira, Portugal
- Possible origin
- USA (California)
- Synonyms / alternate names
- WM1
- Same or nearly the same
- FigBoss: best eater in Adriatic/green-Madeira discussion; may be distinct from generic White Adriatic.
- Popular close brother
- Adriatic
- Known parentage
- Traditional; Adriatic-family phenotype
- Reference year
- 0
- First year (estimate)
- Unknown
- What the year means
- No published seedling or introduction year found. Most figs are unnamed chance seedlings later given a local name.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Named strain; vs Adriatic debated
- Key sources
- FigBoss Adriatic review
- Condit page
- Unknown / not recorded
- Notes
- Price: OGW/collector CDD $40–70 plants
- Commonality
- Average
- Market availability
- FigBid regular
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.
Figaholics recounts a Maryland tree owner’s account of material received from a friend from Madeira. Portugal is a possible earlier source, not a proven birthplace.
Preserved earlier research. The updated workbook fields above may differ; consult the cited sources when reports conflict.
