Origin: in Geneva, N.Y., by George L. Slate, New York State Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1958. N. Y. 15826 (Eldorado × Brewer) × Hedrick (Eldorado × Brewer); cross made in 1940; selected in 1946; began fruiting as a selection in 1950. Tree: vigorous; reliable and heavy producer; apparently more hardy than other selections and varieties grown at the station; resistance to orange rust not known. Named in honor of George M. Darrow, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Fruit: large, 1 inch long, 3/4 inch wide; long conic, irregular; skin black, glossy; flesh firm, mildly subacid; quality good; begins ripening early or about with Eldorado, continuing over a long period; secondary fruiting laterals produce a few berries in late August and early September.
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