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How much does 1000 square feet of leaves weigh? It varies.
I am the only one who would do this.
I raked a 231 sqft area. White oak leaves. Then I raked the dry leaves onto a weighed tarp. And weighed the result. After subtracting the tarp and my own weight I got 5.1 pounds. This is equal to about 22 pounds per thousand sqft.
The tarp corners were tied together and a couple bungie cords were added for compression.

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