Originally posted by chad miller:
I was hoping to leave the trees that have grown into the damn (more like brush) as it provides at least a little shade.
The conventional thinking is to remove all small trees and leave the large ones in place...but I'm not conventional because I've seen the damage trees can cause to a dam...if renovating a pond anyway, I would remove all trees on the dam and repair the affected areas. Trees can do extensive damage to the dam structure and plus they suck out much water from your pond. Its a tough choice, but if renovating anyway, I say remove all trees on dam.
