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Posted by Gary on 7/21/2009, 9:42 am, in reply to "Re: hickory cane corn seed"
I hope you will find these sources helpful!
Hickory King Dent 115 days. Heirloom dating back to 1875. 7-9 foot plants. 7-8" ears with 10-12 rows of large white kernels. Considered one of the best varieties for hominy, it can also be used for roasting ears, grits, or corn meal. PKT (150) $1 ˝ LB. $4
South Carolina Foundation Seed Association
1162 Cherry Road Box 349952, Clemson, SC 29634
Telephone: 864-656-2520
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/seed/veg.htm
Seeds Of Change Has Hickory King Dent Corn – see description and other information here.
http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_center/product_details.aspx?item_no=S13465
Hickory King Corn
85 days -- classic southern roaster!
http://henryfields.com/corn-hickory-king-/p/66198/
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: Azor, I have several leads and am
: checking those out for you. Send me
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: know if I find a source for you.
: Hope your gardening efforts are going
: well this season.
: Gary
: Louisville, Kentucky
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: Information below is the result of a
: search from a number of sources on
: Hickory Cane Corn. GM
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: “Hickory King and Hickory Cane are
: used interchangeably in the southeast
: but Hickory King is just one selection
: of the type. There should be 8 rows of
: very large kernels on each ear. Ear
: length should be about 10 inches with
: a few up to 12 inches. The kernels are
: rounded with a dent in the end next to
: the husk. Kernels should be a bright
: pearly white. Interestingly enough,
: this corn can be traced back well over
: 100 years and may have been grown by
: native Americans in its current form.
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: “I read a 1910 manual on agriculture
: several years ago that mentioned
: growing Hickory Cane, Tennessee Red
: Cob, and Gourd Seed corn here in
: Alabama. Of the above, only Hickory
: Cane is still commonly available. “
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: Hickory Cane is typically eight rows
: of very large kernels. At one time it
: was grown extensively locally for
: white corn meal, hominy and shine (as
: it had a higher sugar content than
: field corn). I don't know, but
: suspect, Hickory Cane was crossed with
: another white sweet corn to produce
: Hickory King.
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: Chickasaw Hickory Cane Is suppose to
: be one and the same as Hickory Cane
: --- Chickasaw Hickory Cane: 130
: days. A late season Hickory King type
: with white and blue kernels. 2 oz.
: Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
: Sandhill Preservation Center That was
: in their Winter Catalog. They may
: have it in the 2010 Listing. It will
: not be available until about January.
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: http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/catalog/corn.html
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: Hickory King Corn and Other Varieties
: 85/110 days. [Pre-1875.] In the hills
: and hollows of Virginia this corn is
: still appreciated as a roasting and
: hominy corn. It is considered the best
: variety for hominy because the skin of
: the kernel is easily removed by
: soaking. Also good for grits, corn
: meal, and flour. Makes a nice roasting
: corn (the old fashioned way of eating
: corn on the cob). To roast corn
: preheat oven to 375-400oF, or prepare
: a good bed of coals. Husk young ears,
: remove silk, replace husk, fill husk
: with water, drain, twist husk closed,
: and bake about 25 minutes.
: Alternatively: husk completely, rub
: with butter, salt and pepper, foil
: wrap, and roast. This variety grows
: extremely tall. Our stalks reach 12'.
: Some people use this variety for
: providing support for pole beans.
: Produces about 2 ears per stalk. Ears
: have very large flat white kernels.
: Husks are tighter than most varieties
: and give excellent protection from
: beetles and earworm. Has good
: tolerance to northern leaf blights (H.
: turicum) and southern leaf blight (H.
: maydis).
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: http://www.southernexposure.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=DCORN
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: “I have been searching for several
: years for Hickory Cane (not Hickory
: King) corn. It was a favorite of old
: timers in this area and was prized as
: a sweet corn, creamed corn, hominy and
: particularly for white corn meal.
: Turns out one of my elderly neighbors
: had been growing it from seed he has
: been keeping from each harvest, having
: acquired it from his parents.
: “Hickory Cane produces a very tall
: (sometimes up to 12' or more) stalk
: which supports the height well. It
: produces a very large ear with large
: white kernels in eight rows. It is
: fairly drought resistant and stays
: green much longer than today's sweet
: corn. It is open pollinated and should
: not be planted near other varieties of
: corn. I would like to basically
: reintroduce Hickory Cane corn.” Ken
: Scharabok has not grown this corn
: since 2005.
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: I was born and raised in Beattyville
: Lee
: County Kentucky,But now live in
: Indiana.We raised hickory cane cord
: but I can't find any seed for it
: anywhere.Would like to have seed if
: anyone has some,will pay your price
: for it.Thank you, Azor Evanoff
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