Drain water so you can see what you are doing, I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving any part of the root in the soil. Plan on at least 24" removal. Watch if you have a clay liner in the pond, if it's there because of poor soil then it will have to be replaced and packed properly if you remove even part of it.

A bathtub is great at holding water, same as a pond. Remove the plug in the bathtub and that changes the equation. Ponds are no different.

Even when getting all the roots, you will still be fighting germinating seeds for a number of years.


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