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Posted by al kelly
on 2/24/2011, 10:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Hickory Cane Corn"
I buy hickory king corn in Harlan each spring and grow it in Michigan, it grows to about 12 to 13 feet tall, my neighbors are amazed at the height of the corn, when growing up we called it hickory cane but it is hickory king as far as I know.
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: I would also like to find for Hickory
: Cane Corn seeds. We grew it on the
: farm when I was a boy.
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: I am interested in locating an old
: old
: corn variety called Hickory Cane Corn
: . I understand that it was grown in
: the mountain regions of Kentucky.
: Tennessee, Georgia, and possibly other
: locations.
: I am posting a description of it I
: found on the internet some time ago.
: If you grow the Hickory Cane Corn or
: know some one who does I would
: appreciate your contacting me.
: Gary
:
: Article Description of Hickory Cane
: Corn I found on the internet.
:
: COUNTRYSIDE: 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.
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