Charlie - thanks for that info on the root systems. I've always hesitated messing with my one 'Variegata' based on my sad experiences with 'Jack Frost' but it seems like it would be a benefit to dig it up and get rid of the reverted material.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb