Nebraska Red

Deep cherry-red popcorn. Will occasionally throw an ear with white kernels. Ears 3-5" long, 1-1.5" in diameter. Cylindrical-conical in shape. 16-22 regular kernel rows. Kernels are rounded with a slight point on most. Medium-sized kernels. Light red cobs. Most plants do not tiller, but they may have up to two. Plants reach 6-7.5' tall. 2-3 ears per plant. Mid-season maturing. Donated to SSE by Walter Bumgarner (NE BU W) in the early 1990s. Bumgarner introduced this variety into the SSE Yearbook Exchange, stating that it was discovered and developed by a farmer in eastern Nebraska. SSE Accession # 108443