Plastic containered(surely),volcano mulched planting...years later.Beyond repair (root pruning)isn't it? I don't know if it's even worth taking a stab at, the roots are packed & wrapped almost as high as the mulch.
Rain, do u think this tree is worth trying to air spade-root collar excavation, to assess & primarily root prune, to save...or is they're probably too many girdling roots already to make a difference
Went ahead and cut 3 girdlers....Thought it worth a shot of giving 20 mins, as apposed to a full blown out root collar exc., and maybe it'll pull out by some chance....
Thx for the help.