My experience also. I stake a post (1-2 inch tree delimbed) into pond bottom in about 10 ft of water. Then tie (with trot line string) a few green xmas/cedar trees to it with extra line. After a few weeks I cut the string . Over time I end up with a large mass (pyramid) of water logged trees from bottom to surface.

Lots of options with this approach. Can measure string so that trees hang in water at set depths or in shaped stacks or some horizontal and some vertical.

Last edited by ewest; 09/30/21 10:04 AM.