A pressing device for in particular long-stemmed plant material for providing a bale made from the plant material, comprising: - a pressing chamber having a pressing space to which plant material can be supplied by means of a supply apparatus via a supply opening , - a pressing element , which is movable from an initial position into an end position having a drive apparatus for compressing the plant material, and - a binding apparatus , wherein: - the pressing space is laterally delimited by a pressing box , and an abutment delimits the pressing space against which the plant material is compressible during the movement of the pressing element to form a first partial bale , - a first partial bale provided in this way is transportable through a transport opening of the pressing space into a following space , wherein at least one further partial bale is providable by means of the pressing element by compressing further plant material introduced into the pressing space against at least one abutment arranged on the pressing chamber , - the abutment for providing the first partial bale and the at least one further abutment for providing the at least one further partial bale are abutments which are different from one another, - the at least one further abutment and the pressing box delimit the following space and the further plant material is compressible against the first partial bale supported on the at least one further abutment to form the at least one further partial bale , - the partial bales can be output via an output opening of the pressing chamber , and - the two or more partial bales are connectable to form a final bale by means of the binding apparatus . - a pressing chamber having a pressing space to which plant material can be supplied by means of a supply apparatus via a supply opening , - a pressing element , which is movable from an initial position into an end position having a drive apparatus for compressing the plant material, and - a binding apparatus , - the pressing space is laterally delimited by a pressing box , and an abutment delimits the pressing space against which the plant material is compressible during the movement of the pressing element to form a first partial bale , - a first partial bale provided in this way is transportable through a transport opening of the pressing space into a following space , wherein at least one further partial bale is providable by means of the pressing element by compressing further plant material introduced into the pressing space against at least one abutment arranged on the pressing chamber , - the abutment for providing the first partial bale and the at least one further abutment for providing the at least one further partial bale are abutments which are different from one another, - the at least one further abutment and the pressing box delimit the following space and the further plant material is compressible against the first partial bale supported on the at least one further abutment to form the at least one further partial bale , - the partial bales can be output via an output opening of the pressing chamber , and - the two or more partial bales are connectable to form a final bale by means of the binding apparatus . <EOS>