St Elmo's fire? Wouldn't have thought that was likely from trees?
Maybe streamers? Never seen sparking trees before unless they have actually
been zapped.
Alex.

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"J.Poyner" wrote in message
...
Local news reports in Aberdeenshire concerning last nights storm had
several
eyewitnesses describing trees "sparking and flashing as if covered with
fairy lights!".......was this imagination or is this a possible phenomena
in
a strong electrical storm? I guess it is possible if they become charged
enough, I have certainly heard of mountaineers reporting ice-axes sparking
and crackling during storms and similar tales from fishermen seeing it
around boat masts.

JP


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