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Curry leaf tree

millwall_tinamillwall_tina Posts: 12
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I have 2 curry leaf trees that were grown from cuttings 3 years ago, they have done very well this year in greenhouse and I will bring into the house to overwinter soon but what I’d like to know is how should I harvest the leaves? And from where? They drop most overwinter but I don’t know correct way to take leaves.
thankyou for any help

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  • millwall_tinamillwall_tina Posts: 12
    Thank you, yes I have some frozen also use fresh but wondered if I take the stems off if they will grow back next year I read on YouTube to cut the top right off and new shoots come but this was large trees in India so different growing conditions.
    i love curry leaves in my curries which I make often. I didn’t want to be left with a bare tree next year and few stems on top as it’s still really thin .
  • venk.shenoiQBn4Tq-pvenk.shenoiQBn4Tq-p Posts: 2
    Harvesting curry leaves - you need to encourage lateral branches so the plant spreads out rather than shoot up. Best to prune the top at an early stage and allow the side branches to develop and continue the process as the plant grows and produces more branches - in doing so you will harvest the compound leaves and also later have woody branches to take cuttings from for producing new plants. Don't just pull the leaves and leave the bare branches and peteoles.
  • millwall_tinamillwall_tina Posts: 12
    Thankyou.  All leaves have died off now I just have thin bare stem. Should I just cut the top? 
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