Originally Posted by TGW1
I want to know how you plan on putting hardwoods in the pond and sink them or lay them along the shoreline running into the water? I have several large sweetgum trees in the pond but they were placed there before I had water. I would like to add some more along the shoreline but have not figured out how to get it done. A crane would be nice smile I am betting you have some Sweetgum trees around your place. They make good cover and the fish like them.

A good sized skid steer with a grapple attachment can do a good job placing trees extending them into the water off the bank. I placed many cedars this way. My SS can lift the butt end, then push the tree into the water leaving the trunk end on the bank. They wont be fully submerged if water isnt very deep but great cover. These are big trees, 20 ft w/ 12" trunks. This worked better than I thought. Next time I will get a good 10 to 12' log and then use that to further push out the cedar as far as I can.