I want to first of all say this forum is very helpful to individuals like me who just aquired some land with a pond.

My question has to do with my pond which is around twenty years old according to people who live in the area. My delimma is I have about twelve trees that are growing on the dam and I want just grass on the dam and no trees. Can I just cut them down and put stump killer on them or do I need to live with them another twenty years?