Cork vs. Tree fern for mounts...?

[Becca]

Originally Posted by boytjie

Hello all! I have a Brassavola Nodosa 'Gale' that is thriving, but is outgrowing its mount quickly and needs to be remounted. It's currently growing on a tiny piece of tree fern, and I'm considering switching it to a cork slab, which looks more natural and doesn't break down as quicky, IMHO.

My question is, wouldn't it be a lot of stress and damage to the roots to try and remove it from it's current mount? Why not just put the mount on a larger piece of tree fern mount and then not have to worry about damaging roots?