Fig Database®: A Bois Jasper

A Bois Jasper Information

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Possible Synonyms / AKA:

Jasper, A Bois Jaspé
Introduced By:
Origin:
Australia
Main Flavor Group:
Family Group:
Fig Type:
Common - Self fertile and will grow anywhere conditions are suitable
Cold Hardy:
No
Container Variety:
No
Easy Rooting:
Difficult
Main Season:
any
Availability:
Difficult
Breba Crop:
N/A
Seed Crunch:
mild
Eye:
closed
Skin Toughness:
N/A
Fruit Size:
Medium to large
Rain Resistance:
N/A
Tree Vigor:
N/A
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Description

The A Bois Jasper fig, also known as Jasper or A Bois Jaspé, is a historical variety with limited documentation. Descriptions from the late 19th and early 20th centuries provide some insights into its characteristics and cultivation history.

Historical Descriptions:

Fruit Characteristics: The figs are described as medium to large and pyriform (pear-shaped) with a short stalk. The skin exhibits a greenish-yellow hue tinged with bronze, while the pulp is pale rose in color. The overall quality of the fruit was considered fair. Fig Varieties: A Monograph. University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Cultivation Records: The variety was part of the Chiswick collection, labeled as A Bois Jaspé, producing purplish-brown fruit.
In Australia, it was grown by the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria (RHSV) in the 1890s at Burnley and was commercially introduced by Goodman's in their Wholesale Fruit Catalogue between 1909 and 1913.

Condit Monograph

Jasper (syn. A Bois Jaspé). The only descriptions found are those of Barron (1891), Eisen (1888, 1901), and of Starnes and Monroe (1907). P.I. No. 18,848 of the Chiswick collection, labeled A Bois Jaspé, produced fruit purplish brown in color. The variety has probably been lost from California collections. Description is after that of Eisen.

Figs medium to large, pyriform; stalk short; color greenish yellow, tinged with bronze; pulp pale rose in color; quality fair.

A Bois Jasper Grown by the RHSV in the 1890's at Burnley. Introduced commercially by Goodmans in their Wholesale Fruit Catalogue of 1909 to 1913 No description. Lost

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