re: What are you planting around your ponds?

I always heard that trees (even in the absence of a dam) carry the risk of punching possible drain holes in your pond once they get fairly large and die off. Did I get bad information?
Before planting a bunch of trees, I would take into consideration the amount of upkeep that goes along with that. Trees are no doubt a nice touch to any pond, but with those trees comes a lot of detriment that will wreak havoc on your water depth, clarity, and oxygen content. On a small shallow pond, you would probably have to remove that detriment yearly via excavator to keep the pond healthy enough to support any sort of fish population.
I own some very large treeless ponds and they have been excellent for fishing every year for 25 to 40 years now. Thank God they are treeless because I have seen the problems caused by trees at many of our neighbors’ once-great large heavily wooded ponds. It is necessary to drain and redig their ponds at least once every 15 years due to detriment and the fishing related problems caused by it.
Sorry for the long post, just some things to consider.

Thanks. Thats what i get for trying to sound smart

I gave away the pot of 20-30 from last year, but I have about as many this year pulled and waiting to be potted in a cup of water in my kitchen.

I will watch this post and have clicked the "notify me when someone replies " button, and you can give me your contact when we are both online, so that you can erase as quickly as possible

or if you prefer, or for anyone in the future looking for bulk Cypress, they sprout like mad under every Cypress in the springtime, and if you catch them just after germination, with a gentle wiggle and tug (no pics), they come right up.

Poke a hole in the dirt an inch or so deep using a skinny twig, slip the seedling in, and push the surrounding soil down with your fingers.

The seedlings have a distinctive appearance, with the 1st leaves/cotyledons showing a starburst pattern

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