ive just got my pond underway again
but because i have limited amount of space in my pond
i was wondering if its alright to have a tree in between.
will it make the water go bad?
any suggestions about what to do?
i dont think i could cut it down cause
ive got neighbours from22 thatwould oppose it for sure :angry:
(but thats a different story)

anyways, ive just finished digging the pond and its dimesions
are 5m by1.5m by .5m, less that two feet deep which is a bit disappointing

Don't quite understand where this tree is exactly. Do you mean the roots or the actual trunk itself are sticking into the pond?

Just trying to visualise...

Not sure what the law is there, but here if it is on my property I can cut it down if I want....not that I think I would want too - trees are a benefit. Leaves will fall in the pond - that is a pain and you will have to keep them out. You will not beable to grow a lot of plants that require full sun. Answer the question about is the tree going to actually be in the water garden - I wouldn't think that would work at all....

I wouldn't put the tree directly in the pond if that is what you're asking. Many trees give of chemicals that aren't good for the fish (sap, etc).

Would highly recommend you remove the tree..as the tree begins its growth the roots may poke through or into the pond liner..causing leaks

yep i mean the the tree trunk
i have thought about it for long time
im going to build roof with colorbond to stop leaves from going in
and i was thinking about concreting parts of it to stop the roots
ive seen it done before and it doesnt kill the tree i think
my main concern is the chemicals released and it doesnt look to good
any suggestions???
over hear its not too easy to cut trees down you gotta
go to the council and fill out forms and it will probably
cost you in the hundreds and thats just to get approvals
then you gotta spend more to cut it down as its quiet large
(you wouldnt want it to fall on somehows house or youll be
really paying for it )

You are very likely to kill the tree if you put anything around it. This will interfere with water getting to the roots, etc. Even flower bed put around trees with mulch that is too deep can affect trees; I would really put some thought into what ever you do. Can you get some kind of stock tank and so an above ground closer to the house or something?

Is there anyway you could give us a picture of what this looks like now? I still am not understanding about the tree.

Your demensions (as of now) are (in my terms because I can't visulize meters ) 16.4 ft x 4.92 ft x 1.64 ft you said this was disapointing and I think it was the depth you were disapointed in? Why not dig a little deeper then, or maybe there is a reason you can't go deeper? I would say another foot and a half would be a lot better. With the dimensions you have now your pond is 958 gallons or 3,625 liters.

On the tree, here is what I did with my tree. The trunk of the tree is only about 2 feet from the edge of the pond. This first picture is of the building stage, but it shows you really well how close the tree is to the pond (tree is at top of the picture with landscaping bricks).



this next picture the pond has water in it, you can see the tree on the right side of the picture with the bricks. The water level can go over 1 1/2 bricks when the pond is full. It looks really cool in person, hard to see on a picture.



This may be a good option for you? Again though I am not exactly sure how to picture your tree. If the tree is in the middle of where you want your pond maybe you should build two ponds one on either side and put a stream going from one to the other. You could take the dirt from one of the ponds to build up around the other and have a water fall coming from the higher pond down to the stream and the stream to the second pond (where you got the dirt from)? I designed my pond, and I think I'm pretty good at this .

The roots of your tree should take the course of least resistance. Remember they are tiny fragile roots as they grow out, they do get bigger but those tiny little roots that find the new paths shouldn't poke into your liner. They should follow down and along your liner. At least this is the way it was explained to me. Someone on koivet.com posted a picture of their pond with a huge spruce tree almost on top of it. They said that the roots have never poked into the liner. My tree is a box elder and thus far no troubles. It's only been in the ground for two years, going on three. It's has grown four times faster than a normal box elder would, but I did have water running out of my upper pond constantly watering it until I finally figured out where the leak was! LOL


Good luck with the pond though, pictures would be great! please


Scott

thanks a lot scott
i think i might take your advice and build to separate ponds
the tree is right in the middle and my dad has already cut
part of the root out (no doubt it would probably grow back)
the thing with the depth was that i had to borrow my cousin's ute
and only had half and day to dig the sand and i didnt relise
it would cost 60 bucks just to get rid of it
so im going build one side side and hopefully it a bit deeper
one more thing about the tree is that its almost 20m
and to add to the complication the pond is build on a contained wall
into the neighbours property
the pond is fix shaped and cant changed because of the contained wall
most of my backyard is concrete which isnt too great when you want to
build a pond
the thing i like about my pond is that there is already some rocks next to
fence and when im finish i know its going to look cool