Originally Posted By: snrub
In my way of thinking, the Christmas tree you have laying horizontally would be much better placed vertically. Base end in bucket with a sack of quickcreet and some water to keep it from floating and in the vertical position. Placed at a depth where the top of the tree will be about a foot under water at full pool, or a little deeper if needed for boats. But that's just me. I could be wrong.


Hey Snrub,

I finally got my last year christmas tree in the pond this summer after 3 attempts. I don't have a boat so I had to get it in from shore. Kept falling over and I had to keep fishing it out. I started to wade in and place it when the next day's newspaper headline went thru my mind.

MAN DROWNS IN FARM POND
For some unknown reason, a man waded into his pond yesterday carrying a bucket of cement with a christmas tree sticking out of it. He was trapped under the tree and....

Anyway, I finally got it in from shore but more at a 45 than vertical. I gotta get a boat!!

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