So, my question is this: When will I know if this tree is going
to survive the
rather severe root pruning I gave it last fall? (e.g. when is
it "over the
hump" in terms of survival?) Does the simple fact that it's now
growing well
mean that it's likely to survive the root/topside imbalance I
created last year
or am I facing future disaster?


Keep it shaded and out of the wind all summer. Young beech are
understory trees (until they are 10-15 years old) when they take
over the overstory in a healthy woods.

They only put out one flush of growth a year. You should know by
July whether this one is living on stored energy or if it will
make it. If stored energy, the new growth will wilt and fade and
there's no rejuvenation.

Good luck.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.

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...You should know by
July whether this one is living on stored energy or if it will
make it. If stored energy, the new growth will wilt and fade and
there's no rejuvenation.

Great advice -- I'll keep a close eye on it. Thanks very much, Jim!