I had a silted in pond dug out 2 years ago, had two points made. Cut down some big cedars then took a post auger and planted them upright.
put some gravel beds in. Looked like a lot of cedar cover when the pond was empty, now that it is almost full I sure wish I would have put in more. I do like my upright trees. don't know how many years they will last. Pond is about 1 1/2 acre, FHM, CNB. haven't found a way to get more cedars in without a lot of work , so I am adding slowly too.
Dale