Most corn that is raised in the US has 2 ears on each stalk. The corn is bred for that. More and the number of kernals per ear goes down. The number of ears is optimal for yield per acre without having to spend a lot of extra money on fertilizer. Having more ears is not worth the extra that has to be spent to get good kernal numbers on those ears.
How many ears of corn grow on one stalk?
I've seen stalks with several ears; potentially, one can grow at the juncture of each leaf with the stalk, although not every one generally does. More than about three usually over-taxes the plant, and while you get more ears, they tend not to be as full as they would with fewer ears.
Reply:2-6
Reply:usually one or two depending on the variety.
Reply:I've grown a novelty corn called "Six Shooter" that would produce huge plants over 8ft and 6-8 ears, but haven't seen it in years. I grew mini corn that produced 8-10 little ears. I think Park's still sells the mini. RScott
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