Brassica oleracea

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Disclaimer: The species, cultivars and hybrids in this database have been carefully chosen for their good qualities for food forests. They do not mean instant success. Food forestry is still a young field in which it is a core value to put the right plant in the right place and to focus on great diversity.

Cultivars

Cultivar	Height (full grown) - minimum	Height (full grown) - maximum	Life span	Growth vigour	Dispersion	Artificial propagation method	Natural occurrence / domestication	Frost tolerance (whole plant)	Soil fertility (tolerance)	Pest and disease susceptibility	Harvesting period - start	Harvesting period - length
African Perennial Kales	2	3					Africa (south), Asia (east)
Cottager’s / Crofter’s Kale											End of march		stems	End of march
Couve Poda/ Couve de Mil Folhas/ Couve de Pernada/ Couve de Mil Cabeças/ Couve Vegetativa/ Couve de Estaca													leaves
Daubenton				Average	Slightly spreading					Sensitive
Ehwiger kohl / Eeuwig moes			5		Slightly spreading
Everlasting Kale								Very strong frost	Average, Poor		End of december	Several months
Modern Perennial Kales						Seed (non dormant)				Average
Nine Star Perennial Broccoli			5, 1										leaves
South American Tree Kale
Tree Collards								Cold frost

Rootstocks

No rootstocks found

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