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Harris Model Parsnips Overall Rating: (4.8 Stars):
4 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 100-120
Description: Smooth, white, tapered root, averaging 10 inches, well free of side roots.

All American Parsnips Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 96-145
Description: tapered 10- to 12-inch, white-skinned roots with high sugar content. Stores well.

Andover Parsnips Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 120-120
Description: 12- to 14-inch, gradually tapered, slim roots with raised crowns and smooth, rounded shoulders. Vigorous tops. Tolerant of brown canker. Stores 4 to 6 months.

Gladiator Parsnips Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 120-120
Description: Hybrid. Hollow-crown shaped roots with smooth white skin, rounded shoulders and vigorous tops. Tolerant of brown canker. Stores 4 to 5 months.

Hollow Crown Parsnips Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 105-105
Description: 12- by 3-inch, mild, white, fine-grained skin and interior root. Develops flavor after frost.

Lancer Parsnips Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 120-120
Description: Harris Model type with better tolerance to canker. High germination rate.

Javelin Parsnips Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 110-110
Description: Hybrid with slim, smooth, tapered roots similar to 'Lancer' but earlier and larger. Same high quality and canker resistance.

Skirret Parsnips Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 120-120
Description: Root crop similar to parsnips, but roots are thinner (up to about 3/4 inch). Plants produce bundle of swollen greyish-white roots from the crown that can be harvested in fall but usually overwintered to increase sweetness. Start indoors 8 to 10 weeks before transplanting or direct seed in spring. Thin to 1 foot. Grows 3 to 6 feet tall. Thrives in boggy ground.

Panache Parsnips Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 110-120
Description: Dutch hybrid. Plants produce smooth-skinned, slender, 9- to 11-inch, creamy-white roots that stay white after harvest. Stores well.

Tender and True Parsnips Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Produces roots at least 3 inches at the shoulder. Almost coreless. Resistance to canker.

The Student Parsnips Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Heirloom. Early plants produce thick, hollow-crowned, tapering, 15- to 30-inch roots 3 inches across at the shoulders.

Cobham Marrow Parsnips Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 120-120
Description: English variety produces smooth-skinned, 8-inch roots with high sugar content. Canker resistant. Also known as 'Cobham Improved Marrow'.
 
 
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