Uprooting is a form of treefall in which the root plate of a

tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...

is torn from the

soil Soil, also commonly referred to as earth or dirt, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life. Some scientific definitions distinguish ''dirt'' from ''soil'' by restricting the former te ...

, disrupting and mixing it and leaving a pit-mound.

Transplanting

Small trees can be replanted if their root system is well attached to the trunk. Trees can suffer from

transplant shock In agriculture and gardening, transplanting or replanting is the technique of moving a plant from one location to another. Most often this takes the form of starting a plant from seed in optimal conditions, such as in a greenhouse or protected Pl ...

when moved to new environment, and that causes the tree not to be able to root itself properly.

References

{{tree-stub Trees Horticulture Forest ecology