Shoulder              same color of the main root, smooth- tapered, to squared
Surface                smooth on young roots but tending to become roughened or ridged as roots mature
Skin Color           Orange
Base                     short coned when mature but more long coned shape when immature,
Length                 7 to 8 inches
Diameter             Shoulder    1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inches
                              mid length  1 1/4 TO 1 1/2 inches
Flesh                    medium thick to thin, course-grained, tender at prime but becomes woody when mature
Flesh color         deep orange
Core                     Large, comprising an average of about 52% of the area at the  root mid length with a color somewhat lighter than the flesh