MattO

Sand is the worst. It drains very quickly, and the roots will grow deep and wide searching for moisture. In these cases, collecting will be difficult, as there will likely be few fine roots close to the trunk. Best to leave these where they are, they probably won't survive the "root pruning". The same goes for the "rich, deep soils" but to a lesser degree.

If the tree can be harvested with a very high chance of survival, great. But if not, what's the point? You might as well use dynamite, as was suggested above.