Hello,

I'm looking for "tree collard" seeds. I've read that they come from
New Zealand. Please give a source that can provide the seeds.

On 1/4/08 21:48, in article
,
" wrote:

Hello,

I'm looking for "tree collard" seeds. I've read that they come from
New Zealand. Please give a source that can provide the seeds.

I'm wondering if you mean what's known as the Jersey Cabbage, is Brassica
oleracae longata.
http://www.thisisjersey.com/code/sho...ticleID=000453
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

In article ,
Sacha writes:
| On 1/4/08 21:48, in article
| ,
| " wrote:
|
| I'm looking for "tree collard" seeds. I've read that they come from
| New Zealand. Please give a source that can provide the seeds.
|
| I'm wondering if you mean what's known as the Jersey Cabbage, is Brassica
| oleracae longata.
| http://www.thisisjersey.com/code/sho...ticleID=000453

Or the "cabbage tree" (Cordyline australis)?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 1/4/08 23:22, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
| On 1/4/08 21:48, in article
| ,
| " wrote:
|
| I'm looking for "tree collard" seeds. I've read that they come from
| New Zealand. Please give a source that can provide the seeds.
|
| I'm wondering if you mean what's known as the Jersey Cabbage, is Brassica
| oleracae longata.
| http://www.thisisjersey.com/code/sho...ticleID=000453

Or the "cabbage tree" (Cordyline australis)?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

I thought collard greens were things you could eat? The Jersey Cabbage
leaves were sometimes eaten by people but mainly fed to animals and the
stalks turned into walking sticks.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

In article ,
Sacha writes:
|
| I thought collard greens were things you could eat? The Jersey Cabbage
| leaves were sometimes eaten by people but mainly fed to animals and the
| stalks turned into walking sticks.

Yes - collards are kale. So is the Jersey cabbage :-) And you can
eat Cordyline.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 2/4/08 09:24, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
|
| I thought collard greens were things you could eat? The Jersey Cabbage
| leaves were sometimes eaten by people but mainly fed to animals and the
| stalks turned into walking sticks.

Yes - collards are kale. So is the Jersey cabbage :-) And you can
eat Cordyline.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Yes but do you? It's a bit like playing the harmonica....
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 2/4/08 09:47, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:





I'll take that as a 'no', then. ;-))

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

In article ,
Sacha writes:
| On 2/4/08 09:47, in article , "Nick
| Maclaren" wrote:
|
| I'll take that as a 'no', then. ;-))

:-)

I never have, but would if I got the chance. If I lived somewhere
they grew easily, I would grow some for culinary purposes. I will
try almost anything once :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article ,
(Sacha) wrote:

The Jersey Cabbage
leaves were sometimes eaten by people

The small young leaves are quite nice as are the immature flower heads.

Overall, I'm glad I grew Jersey Cabbage once:

* Novelty
* Did amaze the neighbours :-)
* Some food from it
* Stunning when it flowered and attracted a thick brown haze of tiny
insects.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

On 2/4/08 10:47, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
| On 2/4/08 09:47, in article , "Nick
| Maclaren" wrote:
|
| I'll take that as a 'no', then. ;-))

:-)

I never have, but would if I got the chance. If I lived somewhere
they grew easily, I would grow some for culinary purposes. I will
try almost anything once :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

We have plenty here but it's never occurred to me to eat them. Bit spiky!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

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Hello,

I'm looking for "tree collard" seeds. I've read that they come from
New Zealand. Please give a source that can provide the seeds.

You could try looking for the Portuguese cabbage, or Couve Tronchuda - I
believe that Chiltern Seeds sells them. They're also known as the
walking-stick cabbage.

someone

someone writes

wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm looking for "tree collard" seeds. I've read that they come from
New Zealand. Please give a source that can provide the seeds.

You could try looking for the Portuguese cabbage, or Couve Tronchuda - I
believe that Chiltern Seeds sells them. They're also known as the
walking-stick cabbage.

I wondered about those - also known as Couve Galega. They're about 4ft
tall (not including flower spikes)

Fascinating reference here
http://www.swsbm.com/Ephemera/Sturte...ble_Plants.pdf
Old, but full of info

p113 onwards for cabbages, kales, coleworts etc
--
Kay

"K" wrote in message
...
someone writes

wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm looking for "tree collard" seeds. I've read that they come from
New Zealand. Please give a source that can provide the seeds.

You could try looking for the Portuguese cabbage, or Couve Tronchuda - I
believe that Chiltern Seeds sells them. They're also known as the
walking-stick cabbage.

I wondered about those - also known as Couve Galega. They're about 4ft
tall (not including flower spikes)

Fascinating reference here
http://www.swsbm.com/Ephemera/Sturte...ble_Plants.pdf
Old, but full of info


Many thanks for the great reference. I've always found the old books are
the best ones for gardening/botanical information.

someone