Nantes Neck  short small averaging 5/16 inches in diameter at the point of attachment to the main root Shoulder        same color as the root but occasionally tinged with purple, smooth, short-tapered Surface           smooth Skin color       bright orange Base                rounded Length            6 to 7 inches Diameter        at shoulder  1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches and relatively the same for the entire length of the carrot or cylindrical in shape Flesh               thick, fined grained, tender, very crisp Flesh color     bright orange Core                small, comprising an average of about 35% of the area of a cross section of the root at mid length, red-colored, cylindrical, tender and crisp