Need innovative idea for spiraling Christmas lights in taller trees

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How many hours do you think those trees have in them?

 

[Stelzer]

How many hours do you think those trees have in them?

We do a few for some local celebrities & athletes that average 80-120hrs each and that's in a z-60 articulating 4wd boom lift. That's just for the install. Those hours also don't take into account for testing, curation, storage, etc., which adds another 10ish% on top.
Unlike taking down lights on a house which can be done with 20'-40' poles & hooks at 10-15% of the time as the install, taking lights down from trees generally requires 80-90% of the install time, so 200 total man hours is not unheard of for larger trees. 12-16k in materials for the largest ones. Man I'd love to have the money my clients do lol.
Trees are breathtaking when done right, but among the least profitable areas of decorating for me over the last 29yrs, (usually, but there are exceptions). I did 3 trees myself 2 yrs ago in 11hrs for a profit of over 5k, but that almost never happens. The average installer can do 3-5 houses/day which generally yield much more profit than trees.