How Many Lights Should You Use?

Striking a balance between the size of your tree and the number of lights is important.  Part of the charm associated with Christmas trees comes from the glow of the lights.  A tree with too few lights can seem bare and underwhelming.  It is said that as a general rule, you should have at least 50 lights per foot of tree.

Here is a breakdown of what might be considered adequate for specific tree heights.

Tree Height                                  Number of Bulbs
2 feet                                                    100-150
3 feet                                                    150-250
4 feet                                                    200-350
6 feet                                                    300-450
7 feet                                                    350-550

I personally like to error on the side of having more than I need as opposed to having too few.  I'm not known to do anything halfway so on my trees, the more lights the better.