Thread: Flood Lights in the Trees

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Does or has anyone tried using flood lights in the trees so the light hit's the ground? I'm going to test this effect later tonight. Just thought it would add a cool glow on the trees.

While I haven't rigged it myself, I've seen it (at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, as I recall) and it produces a really neat effect. Now, I wish I could remember how precisely it was done, but the light was directed such that it lit the interior sides of the branches and cast ribbons of light outward on the ground where not blocked by the branches. I think the light was perched in the middle of the branch bases, and it may have been a globe-like light in order to cast light in such a wide angle.

Hmm, interesting idea! I may have to look into that. We live on a corner lot, and have trees on both sides.

We tried, as it does look cool, they kept moving around due to wind, sqirrels and it was a bit blinding on the eyes sometimes if you look up trying to fix props. We gave up and we put everything back on the groud after a few days.

My father has this in his backyard and it is beautiful. Called down lighting or moonlighting. It's a landscaper's lighting technique. The light is attached to the tree by adjustable hose clamps.

To wire my tree lights in my yard. Guess what? Leave them up for a year or two and the tree grows those plastic pipes longer, tighter until something is pulled apart, no good then!
The trees in and around my yard grow like weeds! I spend so much time trimming these things it's nuts!
Check your tree lights every year, or take them down every year.

I hang mine for the general lighting.

Edit: well not floods perce but blue bulbs and not LED spots as many use (though I'm considering for accents). Maybe floods are too bright given eyes are adjusted to the dark anyway?

It definitely worth it if you have trees or something to hang them from. I would be doing this if I had any trees in the front yard to mount them to. Maybe the neighbor wouldn't mind....

Yubney,
Great pictures. Your lighting looks amazing.

Alucard,
We have lot's of trees so it will be a challenge to place them but I bet the outcome will look great. After seeing how the blue lights looked on Yubneys picture I will try those. If they don't look good I'll through some white fabric over them and have hanging blue light ghost.

I do about 6 energy saver spots on my backyard trail supended in trees. The key is to get them up about 12' and point them down at 45 degrees and it won't blind the guest.