William Moore

Fairly uniform. Leaves are green to dark green. Wavy margins. Conspicuous surface blistering. Above average heading capabilities. Plants up to 18 inches tall and 3' wide. Excellent eating qualities. Described as earthy, sweet, and non-bitter. This is an heirloom variety of collards from the late Pauline Moore Whitted of Snow Hill, North Carolina. Pauline was born in 1917 in Snow Hill. She received this variety from her father, William Moore (1872-1943), who always saved seed. Pauline sold her collards to the IGA grocery store in Snow Hill for years. In 2004, Pauline shared some seeds and their story with Dr. Edward Davis, a professor of geography at Emory & Henry College, who was collecting heirloom collard strains for preservation on behalf of the USDA. Seed Savers Exchange requested this variety in 2016 from the USDA collection (PI 662823). SSE Accession # 133050