Hickory King White Corn is an heirloom field corn variety with super-sized plants, ears and kernels. This white, open-pollinated variety produces plants that can get as large as 12-13' tall. Each plant will produce two large ears, usually around 9-10" in length. Ears have tight husks which do a great job of protecting the ears from corn earworms and beetles. Due to the plant size, Hickory King White Corn should be grown on 10-12" plant spacing to give plants adequate room to grow. Plants do have a strong root structure which will support the tall foliage. Hickory King is a great variety for roasting ears when corn is still in the milking stage, but it also is very tasty when ground into corn meal and used for cornbread or grits.
