It is very easy to harvest and dry Moringa Tree leaves in just a couple days. Whenever you want some dried leaves, just snap off a branch from the tree and spread the leaves on a thin cloth or a large dinner napkin; if it is humid, a thin cloth allows the air to circulate more easily. Leaves are then spread evenly over the napkin.
The leaves are gently pulled off the tiny branches in the same way you gently pull off leaves from a thyme or rosemary twig. If some tiny twigs are dried with the leaves they are also edible and very easy to remove or re-crush. I store mine in glass jars or in large washed-in-dishwasher yogurt containers. Enjoy the incredible nutrition by sprinkling in your teapot, over salads and breakfast omelets, pour some into the batter of your homemade muffins or biscuits or add more nutrition to shakes and smoothies..
Shamanic Gardener 
Although the Moringa Tree is a subtropical plant it will grow quickly and with a blanket of leaves or winter protection will probably come back and sprout even more trees. In my experience here in Florida which now has up to 3 weeks at 23 degrees cold.
There are two species available from http://www.echobooks.org/:
Moringa (Moringa oleifera) most common, mine froze at 30 degrees; the leaves were freeze dried which allowed very easy harvest. I actually like the leaves because they are a bit smaller and easier to dry and store.
Moringa (Moringa stenopetala) This one froze after one week of 23 degree weather. The leaves are a tiny bit bigger and the limbs are heavier and stronger. I felt this one would be better in colder regions. However, as soon as the weather is warm it will grow very quickly. It can also be cut to any size, even trimming off the top to allow reaching the branches easily. During the harvest for the article one tree was cut to the ground, already 5 days later a tree is sprouting and growing quickly several inches each day.
I was told not to plant in a pot as the roots like to grow long and straight, the problem is the roots encircling the plant which stunts the growth. However, that said, it might be useful to start smaller plants inside to put in the ground soon as you can. Its nutrition is certainly worth growing it and harvesting the leaves daily.
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Dried Moringa Leaves:
Gram for gram, dried Moringa leaves contain:
10 times the vitamin A
of carrots
1/2 times the vitamin C
of oranges
17 times the calcium
of milk
15 times the potassium
of bananas
25 times the iron
of spinach
9 times the protein
of yoghurt
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Can Moringa Trees grow in Washington State? (The Pacific Northwest)
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