I'm lighting a river birch tree. I already have 3 floods 20-25 feet away from the base of the tree pointing upward to light the branches. Now I want to uplight the trunk of the tree from the base to highlight the very nice bark texture. My question is: should I use a spotlight that will be pointed pretty much straight up, or would a well light be better? All light fixtures are low voltage. Pedestrian traffic is not an issue. Possibility of damage by landscapers is a consideration, but it’s not likely to happen. Also, beyond this specific application, what are factors to consider when choosing between an upwardly pointing flood light or a well light? Thanks!
I almost never use well lights. Even bullets will catch debris and leaves, but well lights are always messy. Traffic or vandalism? - use well lights, other than that, go with floods.
Sorry, I missed the first sentence. One thing to consider when you are lighting a tree trunk is the beam width of the bulb . For a River Birch I would use something around 35-40 deg, for a palm tree, around 15 deg. for a squatty tree, like a Ligustrum or a Vitex, a 60 deg. lamp
