Originally Posted by
riverly
Chopping a willow sometimes yields 0 candied leaves. But then another might yield 2, so hopefully it evens out for you. Do you know how to do a quick collect? That's where you tap several trees at once, and then slip your notification screen up then back down. The game pauses for a bit and then you will see all your drops. Sometimes I think this gives better drops, but it might just be a mental rest from the boredom for me. Hah!
Adding: I just use quick collect on trees and rocks, but I seem to recall someone accidentally using gems doing this. So make sure you're in a clear area when you do the quick collect so you don't accidentally speed up a collection that will take your gems.