Thanks for the replies.

Canyoncreek, Thanks for the details.

Anthropic, I sure hope I don't have those issues. I have a million things to do on my property including building a house. Hoping the pond to be a nice easy to manage plus rather than a regret. Thanks for the info on the lime.

RC51, yeah, 1 or 2 small pines is all I am talking about. My goal is to continue to take out all pines too. Thanks.