I received the solar cells that I ordered from Jameco Electronics and I was very disappointed. Although the solar cells are the size I ordered. They optically appear smaller than I imagined them. I also came to the conclusion that I will not have enough solar cells(due to budget issues) to fill up the whole tree as I first imagined. To make the tree more esthetic and functional I will be placing the solar cell on the top of the tree and the rest of the tree will be filled with decoy solar cells whose only purpose is esthetic.
This is what the cell look like from the top.
This is the bottom side of the cells.
this is the current status of the tree.
