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Hollow Crown
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Hollow Crown is a classic long, tapering parsnip with a slight hollow at the crown shoulder—sweet, aromatic roots that defined American and British garden parsnips for generations. Texture is fine when grown in deep stone-free soil; forks ruin shape. Flavour is full traditional parsnip. Roast in large pieces beside meats; mash with butter. Harvest after frost for peak sugar. Older very large roots can grow woody cores—prefer medium sizes.
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Hollow Crown parsnip was established as a leading long-root American garden type.
British catalogues listed Hollow Crown among standard parsnips.
Hollow Crown remained a home-garden default before many modern hybrids.
Heirloom seed keepers still offered Hollow Crown widely.