Herb
Forest Green
B tier
Forest Green is a dark, triple-curled parsley selection with deep colour and uniform ruffles for commercial garnish packs. Taste is mild parsley; the selling point is appearance and shelf colour that stays green under lights. Use for plating and trays; switch to flat-leaf when the herb must carry a sauce. Reliable for market garden bunches sold as curly parsley.
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Characteristics
Preparations
DisplayFresh BunchGarnishLight Use
Traits
Commercial GarnishCurledDark CurlDark GreenMildUniform
History
US
Seed breeders released Forest Green as a dark curled parsley for market packs.
US
Commercial growers adopted Forest Green for uniform curly bunches.
Food-service garnish specs often matched Forest Green-type colour and curl.
Seed catalogues kept Forest Green among standard curled parsley options.