The invention relates to a method for stripping leaves and/or flowers from a stalk (1), in particular for stripping cannabis leaves and/or cannabis flowers from a stalk (1). Thereby, a loop (2) is formed around the stalk (1) to be stripped, which is formed at least in a partial area from flexurally elastic or flexurally slack loop means (3, 3a, 3b) which have tensile strength in the direction of the loop. The stalk (1) is then pulled through the loop (2) in the longitudinal direction of the stalk, with the leaves and/or flowers being stripped from the stalk (1). The invention makes it possible to strip the leaves or flowers, respectively, more easily and directly from the surface of the stalk (1), such that they can be substantially harvested better, faster and with less damage. Less preparatory work is also required.

A method of treating tobacco leaves for separating the lamina from rib, includes: collecting the leaves in mannochi, and subjecting them to a shredder, where portions of the lamina of each leaf are torn from the remaining part of the leaf, separating portions of lamina from the remaining part of the leaf, by air, in at least one classification chamber, directly transferring portions of torn lamina to subsequent drying and packaging processes, passing the remaining parts of the leaf through a multi-stage beating line, in each of which progressive separation of portions of the lamina from the remaining part of the leaf is caused or to obtain at the exit of said beating line, an almost total separation of the lamina from the rib, transferring the separated portions of lamina to subsequent drying and packaging processes, transferring the pieces of rib exiting the beating line to the packaging.

A method of treating tobacco leaves for separating the lamina from rib, includes: collecting the leaves in mannochi, and subjecting them to a shredder, where portions of the lamina of each leaf are torn from the remaining part of the leaf, separating portions of lamina from the remaining part of the leaf, by air, in at least one classification chamber, directly transferring portions of torn lamina to subsequent drying and packaging processes, passing the remaining parts of the leaf through a multi-stage beating line, in each of which progressive separation of portions of the lamina from the remaining part of the leaf is caused or to obtain at the exit of said beating line, an almost total separation of the lamina from the rib, transferring the separated portions of lamina to subsequent drying and packaging processes, transferring the pieces of rib exiting the beating line to the packaging.