american sweetgum

Wondering if I should wait some seasons on digging it up or taking it while it's still late winter/ early spring? It's a American Sweetgum , zone 9a

This is my first ever forest planting. I ordered these off eBay and was worried because it took 8 days to arrive. They came to me bare-rooted wrapped in damp paper towels in plastic bags. Surprisingly all were still moist and all of them just pushing buds. This is certainly my last repot of the...