PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lower leaf removing device which automatically performs removal of lower leaves and washing while conveying a vegetable in a horizontal state, and especially can perform the removal of the lower leaves and the washing after the root part of the vegetable is cut off.SOLUTION: A lower leaf removing device 1 for automatically performing removal of lower leaves and washing while conveying a vegetable V in a horizontal state includes: a leaf tip part holding conveyor 2 for conveying the vegetable V from the upstream side to the downstream side while holding a leaf tip part Va of the vegetable V a pair of upper and lower support rollers 3 provided together with the leaf tip part holding conveyor 2 for supporting between the leaf tip part Va and a root part Vb of the vegetable V a pair of upper and lower cutting blades 4 provided together with the support rollers 3 for cutting the root part Vb side of the vegetable V supported by the support rollers 3 and a lower leaf removing part 6 provided on the downstream side of the support rollers 3 and comprising a plurality of high-pressure water jetting nozzles 5 for jetting high-pressure water toward a cut portion Vc side of the vegetable V.
