Everything you need to know about Dinosaur Tree Collards

In this video, you will learn everything you need to know about Dinosaur Tree Collards. @Project Tree Collard has been growing this variety since 2015. You will get to see what it looks like planted in the garden and to hear about its growth habit and what you can expect. This video will help you understand whether a Dinosaur Tree Collard is a good plant for your garden, how much space it needs, how to plant it, and where to plant it.
Dinosaur Tree Collards are a seedling from a cross of a Purple Tree Collard and Dinosaur Kale (Lacinato) plant, originally developed by Rebecca Newburn of Richmond Grows seed lending library. Their growth habit is similar to tree collards, forming branches as opposed to traditional kale which usually grows a single stalk. The leaves look more like Lacinato Kale than tree collards. They are slightly tougher than dinosaur kale and slightly less crinkly. Their taste is somewhere in between kale and tree collards.
@Project Tree Collard has grown them as a perennial for eight years in the San Francisco Bay Area and more recently in Grass Valley, CA where temperatures swing from 115 degrees in summers to 25 degrees in winter. It bounces back well from snow. Until we receive more information from customers in colder climates, we think it is probably hardy to around 20° F. In the spring they freely go to seed with the rest of the annual brassicas in the garden, but then rebound in late spring and remain very productive from mid summer until the following spring. While flowering they do tend to get more aphids, similar to annual kale. The aphids are easily washed off with a hose.
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.
Tree collards are one of the easiest vegetables to grow in a home garden. For very little input they can provide an abundance of greens all year round. A fast growing relative of collards and kale, some varieties can grow up to eight feet in height in a few years.
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[@busker153]

Well, my Big Blue Tree Collard plant is growing nicely. It has its second set of true leaves developing right now. But, I had to come and watch this video again to refresh my memory, as I just saw 2 sprouts from my 7 Dinosaur Tree Collard seeds that I soaked for a day, and then planted just 4 days ago! Now I have 2 kinds! Three, really, since they do not reproduce perfectly true to seed, right? I'm lovin' it!

[@projecttreecollard]

yes, they will be slightly different from each other. Super fun!

[@busker153]

@@projecttreecollard It brings me back to the genetics we learned in school. White flowers; red flowers; pink flowers; Punit squares. I am super excited about the tree collards. I have a Big Blue, a couple Dinosaur, and just planted some soaked Purple and Jolly Green last night. We are getting ready to order seeds from varieties we do not have yet, and I am filling up my food forest with Tree Collards spread all throughout. They are a nice second step in my quest for trees with good to eat leaves. I just counted yesterday, and on my small, city lot, I have 159 Moringa Trees growing. And they are starting to produce their drumstick fruits!

[@user-px7nh7vs4b]

Thank you. Please keep the videos coming!

[@projecttreecollard]

thanks! will do:)

[@oisian88]

Thanks for this 🙂

[@fishmanroly7450]

Love your video.. I went to you website are you out of all cuttings?

[@projecttreecollard]

thx. stock goes up and down weekly so get on email list for out of stock items. Won't have Dinosaur TC or BB TC for a few months though (blooming now)

[@GreenLove1]

Wonderful video, thanks for sharing your knowledge about the dino tree kale. Rebecca Newborn did a generous giveaway yesterday, and I managed to procure a few cuttings. I have put them in pots to root. I also purchased some Purple Tree Collard cuttings from Project Tree Collard in July 2020, and I have a few lovely plants now almost as tall as me (I am 5'5"). Enjoying the graceful beauty of the plant, and the gorgeous color changes. I actually made a video short about it a few days ago! Question: I hear that tree collards take up a lot of calcium from the soil and I will need to amend it annually with some calcium rich fertilizer. Is it true? And if so, will a handful of powdered eggshells once a year applied near the roots be sufficient?

[@projecttreecollard]

awesome:) I used to use crushed egg shells in Berkeley. They do take a LONG time to break down enough to become available to the plants. Here, my soil tests showed a BIG calcium deficiency before I planted anything. So I used gypsum which is super cheap and is taken up by plants much more quickly than powdered eggshells.

[@GreenLove1]

@@projecttreecollard awesome tip. I will add gypsum to the soil. Thank you!

[@ladrenathomas53]

Is this one called the green tree collards also

[@projecttreecollard]

No. Those are green. These are not the same genes

[@ladrenathomas53]

@@projecttreecollard Have you did a video on the green tree collards

[@projecttreecollard]

@@ladrenathomas53 No but the video about Jolly Green Tree Collards should be accurate except that Jolly Green grow a lot taller and quicker

[@deborahthompson5041]

VOLUME IS TOO LOW.

[@projecttreecollard]

yes...sadly I need to buy an external mic