When it comes time for new construction, enlightened organizations may choose to move a tree rather than cut it down. Here we see shots of a Camphor tree in Minato-ku, Tokyo, being relocated a distance of ten meters. The process isn't quick. Workers dig out around the roots by hand before wrapping and binding the root system. A wide trench leading to the new location is dug, and a wooden dolly track is laid. The tree is lifted onto beams that ride on small logs on the dolly track and guided to its new location. This shot below is not the tree in the shots above (you can spot the differences in the branches, trunk and the size of the battens) but it shows the same process, with the tree in its new resting place. This method can reportedly take more than a year, with the bundled roots being given time to grow within their temporary enclosure for stability's sake. For organizations with less time—and smaller trees to be moved—mechanical systems greatly speed the task. Here we see Australian company Arbor Co. using a mechanized tree spade to do the work:As an interesting side note, the Japanese term for carefully digging out the roots, nemawashi, has become shorthand in the Japanese business world. The phrase roughly translates to "laying the groundwork" in English; within the Japanese context, it means speaking to all of the stakeholders involved to prepare them for an upcoming change, shift or new operation. The people in this case are the roots, and the belief is that great care must be taken with them in order for the organization to thrive in its new disposition.