Mark,
I deal with bags of leaves every weekend here. We have 2 large Ficus trees that shed leaves all year long plus 2 adult fruit trees with 3 more young ones growing and a Texas Lilac. Just today I ran 5 bags, 33 gallons each, over to my brother-in-law’s where he mulches them in his rather large flower beds. Two weeks ago it was 4 bags (39 gallons) and 3 bags (33 gallons). It tapers off over the winter where I only bag once a month or so and we’re having the trees pruned on October 20, which will help. Pruning is quite expensive, but it’s a cost I’m willing to bear. Had I known this beforehand though, I probably wouldn’t have planted the trees.
It’s true enough though that I no longer deal with snow and there are only a few days where I deal with a frosted windshield. That I don’t miss. 😝
