Abstract: A foliage skirt is a device which encircles a trunk of a tree for collecting foliage clippings during trimming and subsequently removed and emptied. The device comprises a circular or ovular format comprising two halves, each provided with a lightweight and flexible plastic frame that conforms around the foliage at ground level and to any adjacent obstructions in the vicinity. Each frame half is covered by a flexible and durable mesh platform. The two halves and conjoined at a first side by a flexible hinge and at an opposing second side by a detachable hinge, thereby allowing the halves to swing open when being placed around the foliage and secured in a closed position. Foliage is trimmed using trimming tools and when completed, the device along with the clippings, are slid away from the foliage and folded upwardly and closed to contain the clippings for transport and disposal to a suitable location or into a container.