Here is a Beech I collected at the beginning of April...
April 6th: Severing all of the roots...
April 6th: Digging trench around the root ball so I can get to the monster taproot...
April 6th: Nice radial roots...
April 6th: Barely any roots after combing/detangling so I cut them all off. Beeches are tough, they can handle it...
April 30th: Showing signs of life after sitting in the shade for a few weeks...
May 8th: In full sun now, growing nicely...
May 13th: Still growing, but my dog wants the fertilizer and keeps damaging new growth, I need to put it up higher...
May 18th: New leader taking off after my dog broke the front branch off, smh...
The tree seems to be growing well, despite the setback of having to use so much energy to grow new roots. I'll take another picture soon and post it ASAP.
Going for a broom style or formal upright, depending on how it grows...