![]() ![]() ![]() Rome Sweet Home by Scott and Kimberly Hahn Suprised by Truth by Patrick Madrid (editor) The Mini-Forest Revolution by Hannah Lewis The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity by Timothy WareĬatholicism and Fundamentalism: The Attack on "Romanism" by "Bible Christians" by Karl Keating The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People by Stephen R. The Forest Garden Greenhouse by Jerome Osentowski The Holy Bible (Douay-Rheims translation) by God Shop at Amazon and support Florida Survival Gardening I’d like to see how they do planted out in the food forest with nothing but rainfall to keep them watered. If I can get them to grow well year-round, I’ll write a survival plant profile on tree collards. The flavor is much like kale, without the coarseness of true collards. Since you can eat them raw and cooked, unlike my much-beloved chaya, I think they’d be a quite versatile addition, particularly since they’ll also serve as rabbit and chicken fodder. Dan’s tree collards in the video are very abundant, feeding both he and his chickens. The real trick will be getting them through the summer alive. Tree collards are also perennial, which makes them an excellent addition to food forests and long-term garden plans.Īfter seeing the following video, I took three cuttings and stuck them in another bed where they seem to be rooting. They’ve been doing well through the cool weather and have a nice, crisp delicious flavor raw. Last year I was given a pair of tree collard plants by my friend Curtiss. These tree collard seedlings will be more climate adapted than the parent plants.Dan from Plant Abundance harvesting tree collards They flower at the same time as our other collards so they will produce some interesting crosses. This seed will likely produce vigorous, leafy brassica plants that are of interest to plant breeding enthusiasts. (they are not always in stock since we don't propagate or take cuttings while they are flowering). If you want to grow Big Blue Tree Collards identical to the ones we sell, please purchase cuttings or rooted plants. These seeds will NOT be true to type (identical to the parent plant) due to cross-pollination with other brassicas on the farm. It has been very heat tolerant in dry California summers up to 112 degrees. Because it is a relatively new introduction, at this time it’s exact cold hardiness is unknown and we are collecting customer data. So far it has done well in snow and temperatures down to 28 degrees. In the cool season, leaves and stems may turn pale purple and become much sweeter.īig Blue Tree Collards are hardy in USDA zones 8-11 and probably marginal in zones 7A and 7B. They are crinkly like Dinosaur Tree Collards, but much wider and less linear. Leaves can get up to 1 1/2 feet long and are a stunning blue-green color with a hint of pink/purple in the stems. Once this tree collard reaches 2-3 feet in height, it would benefit from the support of a sturdy stake as it can be top heavy in storms and high winds. Within the first year or two, stalks can reach an inch in diameter. It is a naturally occurring garden hybrid that appears to be a cross between the Merritt Tree Collard, Dinosaur Tree Collard, and the Purple Tree Collard.īig Blue Tree Collards grow 3-5 feet in height as a mid-sized multi-trunked shrub. Project Tree Collard introduced the Big Blue Tree Collard Plant to the public in 2020. Excellent germination rate, around 90% in our trials. One packet of approximately 30 seeds from our Big Blue Tree Collard Plants. ![]()
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