That's right about the 3" diameter. I had about six guys for the SRA over at the old homestead on Friday. They surveyed the leaseback for us. They were a very pleasant, informative and overall nice bunch of guys. They said the 3" diameter should be measured 6" from the ground. The told us it would be okay to remove topped or dying trees on the leaseback, but they still wanted to be contacted first. And, it's the property owner's responsibility to haul them away. They added that the cypress trees could be trimmed, but only the branches near the water. It seems cutting down a cypress is a definite "no-no." We got the same story about using the lake water to water the lawn and wash things down.