jeff bush Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 This tree is the first thing you see when you drive up to our house. It stands about 35 to 40 foot tall. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to decorate it (trunk and lower limbs, color?) I told my wife it would take a million lights and a bucket truck to do it right but that would be outrageous in cost.I am trying to incorporate this in the holiday sequence.Thanks Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Personally...I think a tree half done looks bad...so if you can't do it all, don't do it.There is a church down the road from me with a similar tree..and they just hang about 10 strings straight down from the very top equally spaced around the tree...but that would require a cherry picker...or a nimble neighbor kid who loves to climb... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff bush Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 I have a few neighbor kids around here but I don't think they could find there way through to the end of the branches----great thought though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Fischer Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I'm "guilty" of doing the "half a tree" thing. I think half a tree lit is better than none at all. You really aren't focusing on the "dark" things when watching the display anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Fischer Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I'm "guilty" of doing the "half a tree" thing. I think half a tree lit is better than none at all. You really aren't focusing on the "dark" things when watching the display anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckd Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 All I can say is... 'Genie S65, The Stuff Dreams are Made Of....' Rent one and go crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff bush Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Great thought! This is the first Christmas we had here, still trying to figure out the scheme for next year. I plan to add several more controllers before all is complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzaas Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 jimswinder wrote: ...or a nimble neighbor kid who loves to climb...I wouldn't use a neighbor kid, thats just a lawsuit waiting to happen(although I know Jim was kidding). Rent the Genie Boom for the safety! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 kzaas wrote: jimswinder wrote: ...or a nimble neighbor kid who loves to climb...I wouldn't use a neighbor kid, thats just a lawsuit waiting to happen(although I know Jim was kidding). Rent the Genie Boom for the safety!ahhhhh...for the good old days when you could hire a neighbor kid to do dangerous work for a quarter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryH Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I saw where a hotel somewhere uses net lighting to do thier trees. Just get enough to cover the tree, tie them together and wrap the tree. Might be a little easier than strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwaldrep Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 PerryH wrote:I saw where a hotel somewhere uses net lighting to do thier trees. Just get enough to cover the tree, tie them together and wrap the tree. Might be a little easier than strings.This is what I do. I had never been a fan of net lights. I thought they just looked too perfect, when people used them on small bushes. However I have 6 trees along our street, and for the last 3 years I have wrapped them in a giant net, and I think it looks pretty good.Granted my trees are not this big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad02 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Get yourself two pool poles and u-bolt them together (should be about 40'), take a paint roller frame and bend it into a hook then insert it into the end of the pole.Drape the lights in a swag around the tree from top to bottom. You might even find some of those gigantic ornaments to hang as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff bush Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 That is a very good idea!I may try that, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 BrianC wrote: Get yourself two pool poles and u-bolt them together (should be about 40'), take a paint roller frame and bend it into a hook then insert it into the end of the pole.Drape the lights in a swag around the tree from top to bottom. You might even find some of those gigantic ornaments to hang as well.Just be sure that the wind is not blowing (at all), or that 40 foot long stick will be everywhere except where you want it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Fischer Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Also make sure there aren't any power lines even close to the vicinity, or things could go wrong quickly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff bush Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 No power lines, I would be very gun shy doing that if so. What size bulbs do you think on this monster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 jeff bush wrote: What size bulbs do you think on this monster?Do you mean the envelope size of the bulbs?The answer would depend on how many lights and other decorations you plan to use, and if you are using LEDs or Incadescents. If incadescents, how much power do you have available? The smaller the bulb envelope the more lights you will need to use. The bigger the bulb envelope the less you would use.What kind of light budget have you dedicated for this tree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff bush Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 If I go the the pile method I will more then likely go with bugs led bulb 'c5 or 7 rather than minis or maybe c9, not sure exactly. Don't want to spend a small fortune but wil spend enough to make it look classy if I do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annalisa Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 This is what I've done with the 50'+ Oak in my front yard. 32k concave LEDs, took two days with a 60' bucket truck and crew. I already have plans for next year to bring the base ring higher off the ground and incorporate the 4 colors as a strand instead of everyone hanging separately. Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonB256 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Based on the date and the snow, did you just take that picture? The snow missed us entirely in Granbury. Perhaps it got Bonham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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