A random thought.
By Starmaiden
@Starmaiden (9311)
Canada
June 27, 2023 7:07pm CST
I have a huge maple tree just off of my balcony and I observe it every spring when it buds. I always wondered how many leaves would cover a tree that size. From my observances I noticed that each bud opens up to a cluster of about 20 leaves. Say this tree produces roughly ten thousand buds and each bud produces 20 leaves, that's 200,000 leaves.
As the title reveals...just a random thought. 
Image is of my tree. Forgive the foggy background.
Image is of my tree. Forgive the foggy background.11 people like this
11 responses
@toniganzon (72553)
• Philippines
28 Jun 23
We don't have maple trees here. So one time, a friend from South Korea wrote me a letter and she attached a red colored maple leaf which she laminated. She told me it was autumn there and that was the leaf in autumn. I turned it into a bookmark.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
28 Jun 23
Autumn leaves are so colorful. It is festive just to watch them turn color and fall.
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@toniganzon (72553)
• Philippines
28 Jun 23
@Starmaiden Very true and since we don't have autumn here, she sent me one maple leaf just to show the colors of autumn.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
28 Jun 23
@toniganzon Here is the same tree during the winter.
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@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
28 Jun 23
@Starmaiden Oh, that's sad, but it's good for your safety.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
28 Jun 23
Unfotunately it does lose some of its branches in high, hurricane strength winds. It no longer produces leaves at the very top of it so it is diseased. I love it so much but it must come down. 
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
28 Jun 23
@Starmaiden I think you came up with an excellent estimate based on your observations.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
13 Jul 23
It's very pretty in the fall. Surprisingly, considering how close to my balcony this tree is, I never have to rake leaves off of my balcony. They never fall on it.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
13 Jul 23
@Starmaiden That is a good thing for you. And I love the fog in your photo by the way. Adds a little extra something.
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@allknowing (138320)
• India
29 Jun 23
Counting leaves on a tree would be like counting hair on one' s head (lol)
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
29 Jun 23
wow, good question! I've never thought about it before, but I guess like the hairs on our head, only God knows.
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