[RE-wrenches] Tree lights

[Dan Fink]

Is this lighting the tree itself as a landscaping highlight, or stringing
Xmas lights in it?
For the latter, all I've seen is cheap Costco stuff.
For the former, I'd go with a central PV/battery location and run
low-voltage lines to each tree, with a commercial-grade LED light. The
placement of individual PV for each tree would be problematic and likely
more intrusive visually than a nicely-sited PV/battery box, and all the
individual tree systems I've seen were low quality.
And your client could still tell everyone that his accent landscape lights
are solar...


Dan Fink
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On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 10:12 AM, Ron Young <solareagle at solareagle.com>
wrote:

> Hi Wrenches, I have a client that wants to light up trees in his yard
> using solar packages in each tree. Haven’t seen this except for novelty
> lights. This client wants something sturdy & long lasting. Has anyone done
> this or have suggestions other than parting together the individual
> components? Thanks!
>
> Ron Young
> earthRight Solar
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