I want a pond badly but the only spot I have gets about 3-4 hours of
sun per day and there is a large maple tree which will cover most of
the pond area. snip

Within the pond club we have a family with a huge SicAmore (Sycamore) over
their pond, they trimmed the tree high and installed shade cloth over the
pond 10 feet up, catches most of the stuff and folks don't even notice it.
~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

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Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
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