Hello new and old followers of my kale tree! She's still going strong despite all the strong Santa Ana winds and storms we've had this past winter. Added some support to help also. She's looking less like a regular kale plant and more of a palm tree haha. I haven't officially measured but she's definitely taller than the house gutters. So I'm curious to see how tall this can get!
For those who didn't see my last post..I've had this kale growing since 2021 and it's still going strong.
Photo 1: April 2026
Photo 2: November 2025
Photo 3: July 2025
Photo 4: June 2025
Photo 5: June 2021
Variety: Curly Kale (not Dinosaur/Lacinato kale that some thought it might be)
Zone 10, Southern California (coastal Orange County)
by MiloSanDiego
17 Comments
Honestly my favorite updates!! Here’s to another five years!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳
How have you achieved this? 🤣🤣
This is so amazing… I know there isn’t wild kale but like would all kale do this if left alone?
ALL HAIL THE KALE TREE
I love her, but why does she do this? Also, do you ever harvest the leaves?
Stop making me jealous 😭
I already have to come to terms that I can’t grow perennial artichoke in my climate, now I have to deal with the fact I could be growing a kale forest? Curses!
Nice! Looks like something from Dr Seuss! How’s the taste after so long?
I always look forward to these updates
TIL I want a kale tree
Glad to see another updates for this giant kale. Here’s to another more years!
Attempted to eat any of it?
🎊 🙌🏼 😆 Love the Kale Tree!
Can you imagine that I one of the colored kales?
This is the most insane thing I’ve seen in a garden I love it
This is so impressive
Wowza! I thought kale was biennial? I have a dwarf curly kale that’s been going since last summer. 🙂
I would love seeds!