Christmas shade tree lights

[Norm_Hall]

Took drive to the Chicago Botanic Gardens to check out their awesome display of shade tree lighting. They do an absolute phenomenal job. This is what trees and ornamentals are supposed to look like.

Crabapple

 

[Norm_Hall]

45' honey locust

 

[Norm_Hall]

crabapples

 

[southsoundtree]

Nice pics, Norm. Do you know how long the lights will be up? I'll be visiting my family mid-January. I'm from Oak Park, originally.

 

[jmcscrap]

Great pictures! Here is a 50' Oak tree that is done at a home in Bloomington, Minnesota. Bottom part of the story mentions the time involved.

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/family/79272507.html

 

[Norm_Hall]

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Nice pics, Norm. Do you know how long the lights will be up? I'll be visiting my family mid-January. I'm from Oak Park, originally.

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Not sure? Here is their website if you want to give them a call.
http://www.chicago-botanic.org/

How long and when are you in town? We're leavin for Fort Myers, FL on 12Jan and returning 18Jan.

 

[Starlet]

really nice pictures!!

 

[Blinky]

Ok Norm, as a holiday tree lighting aficionado... that's absolutely the most beautiful tree lighting I've ever seen. I've gotta try it now.

Do you know if they're LED or incandescent?

 

[Norm_Hall]

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Ok Norm, as a holiday tree lighting aficionado... that's absolutely the most beautiful tree lighting I've ever seen. I've gotta try it now.

Do you know if they're LED or incandescent?

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Birthday boy, I'm not sure. Kathy has never seen the Botanic Garden trees lit up, so we made the trip last nite, after checking the lites out at Brookfield Zoo. I just took the pics, didn't really check the lites.
I think they're the little clear bulbs like these: https://www.christmas-lights-direct.com/...en-p-14664.html

I know a couple of the CBG staff and they told me it takes 5 days for 2 workers to wrap 1 honey locust.

 

[Eric_E]

Very Nice!!!!

Thanks for sharing Norm.

 

[chris_girard]

WOW! Simply beautiful Norm. I have never seen lights like that on a tree before, at least not as nicely done as those.

Thanks for posting them.

 

[GregManning]

WOW ! Beautiful !
Happy Holidays to you & Kathy !

 

[Frax]

Those were breathtaking. How do they do it? Climb or bucket?

 

[MattyD]

That's so cool! always wanted to do that

 

[Toparboring]

Thanks for the pics and sharing Norm.

 

[Norm_Hall]

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Those were breathtaking. How do they do it? Climb or bucket?

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Both. They use a 2 person platform. One person wraps, while the other holds and feeds the lights. What they can't reach from the platform, they climb to install the rest.

 

[Norm_Hall]

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WOW ! Beautiful !
Happy Holidays to you & Kathy !

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Thank you Greg.
Happy Holidays back at cha. Kathy said to say "Hi".

 

[Blinky]

I wonder if they're using light nets and multiple wraps.