Over the last two decades, burley tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) production has declined by 5,300 acres in western North Carolina (North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 2005; USDA-NASS, 2019). The loss of burley tobacco has left a void in the agricultural economy. Cigar wrapper tobacco types, such as Pennsylvania seedleaf (PA41) and Connecticut broadleaf, may be suitable replacements for burley because of their overlapping production practices. Cigar tobacco has not been produced in western North Carolina; therefore, knowledge gaps exist regarding its growth habits in the region. The objective of this study was to quantify the days to flower removal, yield, and grade distribution of six cigar tobacco varieties. 2 METHODS AND MATERIALS In 2019, experiments were initiated at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, NC (35.48N,-82.96W) and the Upper Mountain Research Station in Laurel Springs, NC (36.39N,-81.30W). Treatments were arranged This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.