Can these gourds be mounted in trees rather than on the expensive pole?
1319771
Jennifer, I am sure you could hang them in trees, however trees are not a desirable location for purple martins. You can visit the site purplemartin.org for tips to attract martins. Randy
1319772
They could be but I don't think Purple Martins will go near a tree to nest. You will end up with Tree swallows instead?
1319773
Martins like to nest in an open area. Trees draw predators. Tree swallows love them in trees. My martins have never returned this year Any feedback on this?
1319774
The gourds need to be hung in a open area away from trees and buildings for best results to get the birds to move in.
476585
A vice could be mounted, but the wood isn't oak or another type that would support it as well...I think you'd be dissatisfied in the long run.
1015143
I reread the installation options and maybe you could stick a branch in the hole in the base? But truly, I never tried to mount it from a tree.
1322857
essentially these are just like regular lights that you'd put on your tree, only spaced further apart and with brighter lights. it's up to you whether you use the stakes (as this might create more of a safety hazard with cords being elevated). you can definitely step on the cords, but may want to be wary of the lightbulbs themselves.
455566
If you have a lighting tree with thru-style mounting holes, you should be fine using long bolts and wing-nuts to attach the fixture to your tree. You can see in the pictures that there is a hole in the mounting bracket of the light for this reason.You may also choose to use C-clamps (which have bolts already) to attach to the light and then clamp onto the tree.These fixtures are primarily plastic, and they contain no glass. They are relatively light compared to other metal/glass fixtures.
353518
I didn't try that, but I don't think it would work. There is no way to really clean the surface of a tree to adhere the spikes. Wouldn't the tree bark eventually fall off? Maybe if you wired them or tied them onto a level surface. I saw another comment that the spikes degrade in sunlight too, so that might be a problem.
1337352
Yes. I purchased one for my grandma and we installed it on a pole in her back yard. It worked out great.
1015141
you an stick a pole underneath the base or some how secure it in a tree from base, yes, it won't hang from a treebecause the head is attached only by a loose spring to make it wobble in the wind. Trick is to attach it to a wooden dowelor some sort from underneath (like a coin bank with stopper kind of set up, maybe a round hole about 2 inches in diameter).
57352
You can mount this to a tree and may find that bats respond better to it on one side of the tree but not the other. A high area is preferable to bats
323716
You might could rig up some sort of bracket to hang it but it's not designed out of the box for that. The circular mounting bracket on the back has a hole on each side so it can be screwed into a wall or a flat surface. I use these for security lights during halloween and christmas so I actually put large zip ties through the holes and strap them to trees limbs and they stay in place just fine.
1945794
I actually hung it on a tree and you could hang it on a branch as well but it'd have to be a bigger branch or the house will sway too much in wind.
786442
These are lightweight pots, but you could put something heavy in the bottom or fill with sand and then put in the tree. Or for a more permanent fix you could put plaster of paris in the pot and then put the tree stake in.
1500018
They have adhesive on the back that is pretty gooey, but it's not real thick and I don't think it would stick to a tree very well. The units do have holes at the top to accommodate a nail or a screw. You'd probably need to put a nail or screw into the tree. It might be possible to use these holes for a string going around the tree too.
2088546
I never hung mine yet. I need another alternative because my tree isn't string enough.
1681630
I don't know about mounting it on a pole. I don't use mine any more because the squirrels were all over it and had the cover off and the seed all over the ground in nothing flat.
750983
The trees can be used as posts for the wire and insulators. It is important that no branches are touching the hot wires and the hot wire does not touch the trees.
1164670
I would say yes, I hooked mine onto a tree by adding a swivel hook. So you may have to head over to the hardware store for a swivel hook but that should do it.