Of all the trees I have planted, the prettiest one is a Fuji apple tree I planted four years ago.  We are adding a room onto the back of our house with a basement.  The dimensions are 20 by 32 feet.  Unfortunately, the tree is in the way.  There is a good chance it will not make it, but I want to try anyway.  

We dug a hole with a backhoe.  I threw some wood chips in to get the "hugelkultur" affect.  Then I put in some blood and bone meal and even a few tree stakes.

 Then we dug around the tree and wrapped it to preserve the root ball.  

We lifted it up up and moved it into the new hole.  Then we unwrapped it and buried it up.  

I have watered it well over the last twenty forty eight hours and it is looking a little wilty.  I trimmed it and added a tablespoon ( that was all that was left in my bottle) of rooting hormone.

It is now the middle of July and this is how the tree looks.  Very dead!

I have been reading about shock planting and Sep Holzer's method of transplanting trees.  This has given me hope that perhaps this tree will make it.  http://www.bookofkin.info/how-to/garden/sepp-holzer-permaculture-how-to-transplant-fruit-trees/

Only time will tell!