Origin: in Beltsville, Md., by George M. Darrow and D.H. Scott, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1953, by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and the North Carolina Agr. Expt. Sta. Tennessee Shipper × Midland; cross made in 1946; selected in 1948; tested as US-3758. Tree: vigorous and productive; some plants show yellow variegation; yields better than most other varieties from Washington, D.C., to southern North Carolina and west to Arkansas, being promising throughout this area; susceptible to red stele, leaf scorch, and verticillium wilt; especially promising as an early variety to be grown with Albritton as a later-maturing variety; produces runners freely. Fruit: medium to large; long blunt conic, uniform; skin strong, vivid red, slightly deeper red than Blakemore, glossy, tough; flesh bright red, very firm, about as firm as Albritton and more so than Blakemore, flavor tart at first, becoming sweet when fully ripe, good; ripening season similar to that of Blakemore; very good for freezing and preserving.
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