Collard Tree prunings, ready to trim the leaves from the stems for a meal. The remaining stems will be used as propagation cuttings.

Preparing Collards for the kitchen and for propagation. The edible leaves have been stripped off of the harder/woodier stems. For illustrative purposes, I arranged the stems on the table to show you how far each stem is pushed into the soil. The line between pruners and sheath represents ground level. Note how little leaf bulk is left on the stalk; root development is the priority.

Soaking tree collard cuttings for tomorrow's transplant. We recently had a good rain. Plenty of nutrition in that funky water. The bucket was left outdoors to collect water; leaves were a bonus.