How To Prune Tree Collards

In this video, you will learn how to prune your tree collards to make them shorter and more productive. Sequoiah @projecttreecollard shows the pruning process from start to finish in a patch of Jolly Green Tree Collards on her Grass Valley California farm. Tree collards (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) are members of the brassica family. They are also known as Tree Kale or Tree Cabbage. Their relatives include traditional collards, kale, broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, and cauliflower. However, unlike most of its relatives, tree collards are perennial. This means that, like a fruit tree or rose bush, they will continue to grow and produce year after year and without the need for planting new seeds or seedlings every year like traditional collards and kale. Tree collards are hardy to about 20° F (-7° c) and in mild climates have been known to live for up to twenty years! They are closely related to other perennial collard varieties grown in Mediterranean, Africa, the Americas, and other countries. Sequoiah founded Project Tree Collard in 2015 and is dedicated to teaching the public about this amazing perennial vegetable. We sell rooted tree collard plants, cuttings, and seeds at www.projecttreecollard.org You can find Project Tree Collard at: www.projecttreecollard.org Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/projecttreecollard/ Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectTreeCollard