Category Archives: Cigarette Tobacco

Aztec Rustica

Aztec Rustica Tobacco
Rustica Tobacco

Aztec Rustica is native to Central and South America. It grows to 30 inches high with abundant bright yellow flowers that are very attractive to bees and humming birds. Flowering lasts up to two months.

Leaves air cure to a medium to dark brown and produce a very mild flavored smoke.

Like many other Rusticas, this one is very high in nicotine and should not be smoked alone. Used also for making insecticide

Grows well in cool climates and tolerates frost.

Used for cigarettes, cigars and pipes.

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Yellow Twist Bud

Yellow Twist Bud
Yellow Twist Bud plants

This is a white stemmed heirloom Burley that grows 5-6 feet in height.

It produces few suckers and its pyramidal plant form with closely spaced leaves give it good wind resistance.

The leaves are up to 30 inches long, turn a light yellow when ripe and are easy to cure.

Matures in 60-65 days.

Silk Leaf

Silk Leaf Tobacco
Silk Leaf Tobacco

Silk Leaf is an old heirloom Virginian variety which has regained popularity among growers in recent years.

It grows to 6 feet in height and is a good producer of leaves averaging 20″ inches long by 12″ wide.

Matures in 65-70 days.

Used mainly as a cigarette tobacco for its mild flavor, or as a pipe blend.

Hickory Pryor

Hickory Pryor Tobacco
Hickory Pryor tobacco plants

Hickory Pryor is an heirloom Virginia type tobacco.

It produces very large leaves and heavy over all yields that rival modern day hybrids.

It matures in 65-70 days. The leaves air cure to a medium golden brown. I

t’s mild smoke and flavor make it an excellent choice for cigarette or pipe blends.

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Dixie Bright

Dixie Bright Tobacco
Dixie Bright Tobacco

Dixie Bright 27 was developed in the 1960’s and produces a light colored leaf with good yield and weight.

It grows to 6-7 feet in height. Matures in 65 days.

As the name suggests, the leaves air cure to a light yellow brown.

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Turkish Izmir

Turkish Izmir Tobacco
Turkish Izmir Tobacco

This Turkish tobacco is renowned for its unique flavor.

It grows quite tall ranging from 5-7 feet and produces 20 to 30 leaves, each 15-16 inches long and c8 inches wide.

The taste of this variety is distinguished by its unmistakable aroma and mildness.

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Stag Horn

Stag Horn tobacco plants
Stag Horn tobacco plants

Stag Horn is a hardy dark Virginian that grows fast, with long, thick, narrow leaves.

The leaves turn under at the tips giving it a horn like shape.

It has a rich, full flavor and is good for cigarettes, pipes and cigars.

Stag Horn grows up to 6 feet in height and matures in about 65 days.

The leaves air cure to a deep reddish brown. 

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Dark Burley

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This dark variety is rich in flavor and is a popular Burley that grows into a large plant. A fine commercial strain that is used for its hardiness and rich, smooth flavor.

A fine tobacco plant for the beginner. Air-cures easy.

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Virginian Gold #2

Virginian Gold # 2 Tobacco
Virginian Gold # 2 Tobacco

Another fine bright flue-cured tobacco variety, a heirloom variety dating back many decades.

We may call this one #2, but it’s by no means second best.

It averages 6′ in height with 18-20 leaves per plant below the crows foot. It reaches maturity when blooms appear at 55 days.

The light green leaves average 12″ wide by 24″ long and become a light yellow/green when ripe. Leaves began to ripen as the plant reaches bloom.

Air cures easily to a light golden brown with yields averaging 3 oz of dried leaf per plant.

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Virginian Gold #1

Virginian Gold tobacco plants
Virginian Gold tobacco plants

The finest and one of our most popular strains of cigarette and pipe tobacco.

This variety is known to most cigarette smokers and is a fine and elegant plant. A must for cigarette making.

This plant grows fast and is high yielding plant. Leaves turn a bright yellow/red as they mature.

Mild tasting with very large, broad leaves.

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