Trees/Tree Wraps

Decorating Large Trees

• Slingshot Method - what to do when your ladder isn't long enough

And in the example below, twelve strings of multi-colored LED strings were hung from the peripheral branches going all the way around the tree. Then they were gathered and tied to the trunk of the tree, giving a nice "cup" appearance. Each string was also given its own channel so that the tree could be animated, sort of a mega, mega-tree.

Tree Wraps

Some people wrap lights around the trunk of the tree by winding them around and around and around.... taking hours to do. But when you think about it, from the street where most of your viewers will be, nearly half those lights go unseen because they're on the BACK side of the tree. Here's a way to use common vinyl-covered metal garden fencing, mount lights on it inside the house. Then simply bend the fencing and wrap it around the trunk of the tree; tie it in the back of the tree and your tree is done in about five minutes. This tree used two wrap sections totaling 12 strings of 50 lights which allowed for some nice vertical animation.