Sweet Cherry Ball

Light orange, Parisian-market type carrot. Roots short and stubby; acutely tapered; triangular to round in shape; smooth skin; little to no branching/forking; pointed end. Variation in root color from orange to orange-yellow. Flat shoulders with strong green interior and exterior coloration at stem end. Orange outer core; yellow inner core. Roots measure 1.5-3" long, 1.5-3" wide, and 2-3oz at end of season. Low splitting frequency; 1/9 plants bolted in their first year when grown in 2014 at Heritage Farm. Raw carrots not very sweet, moderately juicy; quite woody. Cooked roots still woody and not sweet. Acquired by SSE from Gleckler's Seedmen. SSE Accession # 106837