>>2713753The biggest issue is the shock - if you've got a plant with a 4+ foot deep taproot and you only get the top foot or two, the plant is immediately going into survival mode. You can cut back most of the vegitative growth to balance out the damaged root system, but you'll need to nurse the plant back to health over a few months - if you do this in the summer that might mean daily watering. In the fall or spring you can get away with it more easily, but the impact of the shock and other factors, like the age of the original plant could affect its growth in the new site
