CORN STALK

World Record - Tallest

Giant Gardening - Jason Karl - Tallest Corn
Jason Karl's 2016 Maize - Image Courtesy of Jason Karl
  HEIGHT: 45' (13.72m)
GROWER: Jason Karl
LOCATION: Costa Rica
YEAR: 2016
Here is a TheScientist.com Article from 2017 with some information about Jason Karl and his work.

Honorable Mentions:


35'3" (10.74m) - Jason Karl - New York, USA - 2011
34' (10.36m) - Jason Karl - New York, USA - 2010
31' (9.45m) - Don Radda - Iowa, USA - 1946 *
30' (9.14 m) - Edward Sturtevant - West Indies - 1899 *
28' 11" (8.81 m) - Jason Karl - New York, USA - 1999
28' 9" (8.78 m) - Norm Craven - Ontario, Canada - 1997
28' 5" (8.67 m) - Don Radda - Iowa, USA - 1944 *
27' 6" (8.38 m) - Millard Wood - 1954 *
27' 4" (8.33 m) - Jerry Dykhoff - 1997 *
27' 4" (8.33 m) - Jason Karl - New York, USA - 1999
27' 3" (8.31 m) - Fred Muermann - Chetek, Wisconsin, USA - 1990 *
27' 0" (8.22m) - Bernhard Preis - Germany - 2011
26' 11" (8.20 m) - Norm Craven - Ontario, Canada - 1999
24' 7.25" (7.5m) - Johnson/Butler - Ontario, Canada - 2011

* - Historical data courtesy of Jason Karl
Giant Gardening - Chrysanthemum
A 25'9" Corn Stalk grown by Brian Moore, proudly displayed for the Halloween holiday in 2009.
  Giant Gardening - Chrysanthemum
20'7" cornstalk grown by Marvin Mitchell in Fewton, Michigan in 2013.
 


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