A method of eliminating leaf stalks from a harvested stream in a machine for harvesting fruit berries, the method successively comprising the steps of feeding the harvested stream to a sorting device through which a stream portion comprising leaf stalks and fruit berries can pass, recovering the stream portion passing through the sorting device on a conveyor, removing from the conveyor components of the passing through portion other than leaf stalks, and eliminating leaf stalks remaining on the conveyor. The extraction of components of the portion passing through other than leaf stalks is effected by making use of the height of the components on the conveyor.
