On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:22:44 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-10-23 5:41 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:36:06 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Seriously. There is a restaurant that is selling pickled and deep fried
>>> maple leaves.
>>
>> I'll bet the profit margin is healthy. I can't imagine procuring maple
>> leaves being very expensive.
>>
>
>Apparently they got them in the spring when they were green and tender.
>I have several huge maple trees in my yard and will be spending much of
>the next week raking old dried leaves. FWIW... it is the maple leaves
>that give us our brilliant fall colours. They are bright read,orange or
>yellow. On cloudy and rainy days they can be so bright that they seem to
>glow.

Yes, very pretty trees. I should really get some as the climate is
right for them here. Out of all the classic temperate climate
ornamental tress, I really love Silver Birches in particular.

I do have a Japanese maple, but most years it seems to struggle
putting out leaves for very long before it's dropping them again
because its autumn. This year's spring is very warm though and it
seems to be doing pretty well. We're in for a hot and dry summer, this
time around...