Why I love Mega Trees is because it’s the foundation to a great display. It brings a light the eyes of people that have no ever seen one. Now that is why I LOVE a Mega Tree.

The mega tree is what catches the eye first. Most people seem to watch that the most.

Mattos Designs owes you big time!

I dont know about Sasquatch but I had a skookum knock on my door wanting a cup of sugar the other day!!

Thank you! This video is perfect timing for me. My entire block has Christmas displays. Mine is the largest and happens to be in the middle of the block. This past winter the wife and I decided to try and convert to digital. As I started looking into this hobby I began talking to the neighbors about it and having a block party after thanksgiving. With that I decided to look into getting some Wifi relays so that my system will be able to turn their lights on and off. Right now I happen to be looking at building my first Mega Tree. From the very start of your video I knew I found the right information as you are building the Exact tree I have been looking to build. My front yard is almost the same size as yours and the distance from the street has been a concern for the quality of the tree display. Without your information on the 1.5 inch strips and the smaller base, I was leaning towards a standard tree with 2 inch spacing and 6 foot base. I also have the unlevel front yard that you do and could use the measurements for your base as it is exactly what I have been looking for. It would be an honor to pick your brain about your tree. At the same time, I currently have no plans or need for an animation kit so please do not include me in your drawing. Thank you again for the video and your time to produce it.

I just love the mega tree displays. I've wanted to do one of these for a while now . I have a 20ft flag pole that I turn into a Christmas tree for the season and everyone in my neighborhood looks forward to it always but it's just done with led lights strings and I have a plug in music box with about 20 songs that play...yea I know it's the old school display....that's why I want to upgrade this year to be able to do it up right. Id like nothing better than to have one of those talking trees along with a couple of those little talking trees or Christmas bulbs to go along with it. I live in Cape Coral , Fl. and have many real Christmas Palm trees, Coconut Palms and Foxtail Palm trees that I have grown in the yard just to display with my leds for Christmas. I also live on a corner lot that makes it a perfect set-up. Sorry I haven't run across your video before now but It's great to find someone that can actually give a name of parts and $$$ amounts for things needed...Very helpful

Why you love a Mega Tree: The scale of the prop give the wow factor and it also adds dimension relative to the mostly flat coro props. I did see you in Florida and I'm glad I did to thank you for your excellent content. Also I realized watching this one that you have shared so many interesting vendors such as maker pipe and jdeation, not to mention the amazon links.

Thanks for the video, I made my first Mega Tree last season and it was a big hit with the neighbors and other watchers! Nothing says Griswold lives here like a good Mega Tree! 👍

Great job Lorne! See you in Florida!

Non-sponsored, but J.R. Mattos should have you help them show of their products. A lot of the information here is very hard to find, even a year later.

Why you love a Mega Tree: the scale of the tree is just right for your yard. The carabiner clips on the topper as well as the tip regarding the rope on the back to help get the topper back down when packing it up. I think the pixel spacing really makes the tree full of color when it is running. Improving the mount for the star was well thought throw and makes for a lower maintenance prop. Putting a pole mount in ground and having something that is out of sight when not being used.

Great video! Love the Mattos Sasquatch tree line of products!

Great tutorial well explained and well worth the watch. In fact I will probably watch it again just so I can pickup all of the links you have put in.

The MegaTree was the first thing that caught my attention about 6 years ago when we visited our first Christmas light show. So it's only fitting it was the first element I added to my show with pixels. I'll be taking some information from this to perfect my MegaTree this year. Thanks for all you do.

O my God this thing was SOOOOOOO heavy trying to get into the hole. Fell down once but my neighbour came over and helped get it up. Once it was up I thought "Gee its only 18 feet above ground, this is GINORMOUS" Now to figure out how to get it out of the hole. LOL

very good detailed video good explantion

Hello from Quebec Canada. As always very good video. For me, this is my 2nd year. It's my goal this year to do a Megatree.

Awesome video, real pro! Thank You!

Thank you I was trying a tree this year you help out for sure.

Great video

'why you love a Mega Tree', 'why you love the Mega Tree'. Tomato, Tomoto... I like the carabiner idea, I lift my 20ft, 180deg tree up from horizontal to vertical on a pivot to the side of my house and my strips want to fall off my J hooks, this would definitely change that problem.

I just love how a Mega Tree becomes the main focus of a Christmas show. Last year was my first year doing pixels. I am doing an 8" Mega Tree this year, but I also want to do a 12-13' Mega Tree next year. I've been watching several of your videos as I've been learning. It'll be good to meet you at the Florida Mega Mini. It'll be my second year going. I would love the animatronics kit. I make my own animatronics for my Halloween show and have ideas for stuff that I would like to add to my Christmas show.

So awesome

I love a megatree as in my display it is the centerpiece prop. It can be a vertical or horizontal matrix and display an unlimited number of effects only limited by your imagination and understanding of all the nuances of the effects developed for xlights

Thank you for this video! I love my Mega Tree but I think that I will love it even more by converting from the ASAP/prtable hole system to the Mattos Design Sasquatch system with buried base. The ASAP system has served me well for many years but it's a real challenge getting a 20' tree set up. I've been debating on converting to Mattos but after seeing your video, and the ease of set up of this system, this is a no brainer! Thank you also for all of the great tips thoughout the video. The carabiner clips and ring anchors will be a must have as well. BTW, i love your matrix panels that are over your columns. Can you add a link to where those came from? Thanks again for such a great video!

Every state at this point will tell you to use GPRS or equivalent in addition to 811. In our state they have declared 811 as an ineffective program although it's still running, they do come out and mark, they also take no responsibility for their work. You obviously can identify with this comment having ruptured a gas line..

Good morning Sir. I'm watching both of your videos. for two deference board controller from Wally's and F-16 V3. Can you please let me know which brand are you recommend ? Thank you vey much!

Do we literally write "why you love a Mega Tree" or like.. *actually* why we love megatree's? 'cos I don't got one, so.. I can't really say. But.. Hey! I'd love to love a Megatree o' my own. Then I could tell you why I love it. :P

Hello, fellow Seattle Light! Why did you go with a hole vs the portable hole? How did you determine the depth and which of the hole? Did you put a 1/ 1/4" pipe in the hole with the couple at the top above ground? I'm creating my first Mega Tree this year with 150 pixels per strip, 1" spacing so it only 12.5 high but looking to go with 175 or 200 per strand which would go up to 16 ft high minus the star

Newbie, great video! What's missing what do I need to make the F16 perform. I would like a turn key set-up a one stop if you will. Show everthing on your excel shreadsheel to assemble tree plug in and watch it light up! Thanks

Great video and I'm in the process of setting up a mega tree using your specs. One question, when importing sequences, many are based on a 2" spacing x 100 pixels giving the taller tree. For those sequences showing images, do you find the images look different when displayed on a 1.5" spaced tree.

Don't enter me into your contest (very awesome BTW) but I wanted to like and subscribe from my personal page. I didn't realize I did it from my Mattos Designs account last night. 😁

Do you have to slack your guy wires before cranking down with the star attached? Wondering how that clearances.

Thanks for the informative video. How did you level the base in the concrete? Did you use a short section of pole to check for plumb/level? I have the same base but haven’t installed it yet. Any tips?

why did you guys use the tube not not just concrete all around the 2x2? seems like it would be harder to level with it in the pic tube

I'm getting ready to install my Sasquatch Megatree and I also bought the buried base. Did I understand you correctly, you put PVC in the hole, then Concrete in the PVC and outside the PVC tube? Trying to understand what the purpose of the PVC pipe is if you just fill the inside and outside with concrete. Does it help with keeping the receiver stable while the concrete cures?

Great video. Can you tell me what the black thing and the green cap on the pipe is called? I can't seem to find them at Lowes, Home Depot or Amazon. Also that pipe gets larger at the end. Where did you get that and can you tell me what it's called? Thanks.

Where did get the ground screws for the ring

Were you able to run 200 pixels on one port? Can you explain how you hooked it up/wired to the controller and what extensions you used.

@Counterholidaylights was a video released of the construction of the base? I am here looking for some direction as I am new to the craft.

What pigtail type do you use and why? What is the difference between Xconnect and Ray Wu?

any other idea for earth anchors as those you listed are no longer available?

Did y'all ever do that Boscoyo mega tree kit giveaway?

What gauge guy wire?

Also, when you ordered the LED strips for the tree, what length are they?

What exactly did you buy to have those eyelets welded onto the four corners?

what size PVC did you use?

Where are you in Florida?