Commandant Belaieff

Origin and History

Introduced to market by M. Bruant of Poitiers, France, in 1906. First published description in Revue Horticole, 1906.

Fruit

Size and Form Large. Surface wrinkled and reddened all over.

Flesh and Flavor Rather fine texture, juicy, very sugary, strongly scented.

Quality First class (highest quality rating).

Season

Matures end of December.

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Note on source: Hedrick's 1921 catalog entry for this variety is notably concise, lacking detailed descriptions of stem, cavity, calyx, basin, and tree characteristics typical of his longer entries. This may reflect either limited cultivation history in New York at the time of writing or sparse documentation from the original French introduction. The essential identification markers recorded are the large size, distinctive wrinkled russet-red surface, and characteristically sweet, heavily scented flesh.