You've got your priorities a little messed up.
A mature sugar maple is 10,000 times more valuable than lawn. Especially if youre on .6 of an acre... you prolly got a lotta lawn as it is.

Rather than grow grass there, put down 2-3" of natural mulch.

You risk losing the tree by transplanting it. Transplant now and its doomed.

Amur is a weed.
Trident is smal tree. Tops out around 20'. dense lolipop.
Paperbark needs a little protection in sc
shantung is a texas/okla thing. do you see these in sc or did you read about them on this forum??

Not to mention the property value of the parcel is higher with a larger tree in front.

And depending upon the aspect, a large tree in front may provide much, much more benefit re: shading, cooling, less energy use...and so on and on.

Almost no downside that I can think of for a large tree in front.

Dan

Thanks,
Just wanted to be sure. I wasn't going to move it until it got really cold and the leaves dropped. I was just worried about the aggressive root system, but your point is very valid. I love the tree, but I also love my grass. What about a ginkgo biloba if I do decide to mvoe the tree???

Ginkgo biloba is indeed a nice tree, but it is slow-growing.

Ginkgo is slow to get going, then the rate just fine. And the bright yellow contrasted with the maple would be very nice indeed.

Dan

since i like to garden under my trees .... and hate surface roots.. i would get rid of the maple in its entirety .... [i dont really care about the lawn either way, it just wouldnt be in my equation]

and then move one of the oaks into the front yard ...

i add this just so you will think outside the box of the parameters you have listed ... no linear thinking here ...

even better.. i would just leave the 10 footers in back.. they are getting a bit large to move with complete success.. and secure a new oak for the front ...

also.. on your .6 acre lot .... just how far from the house are we contemplating a 50 to 100 foot tree??? what tree you plant... to reach over your beloved house might be more important that some of your other variables ....

when we subtract the house and garage from the .6 ... what are we left with .. 50 by 50 feet of front yard????

just consider all that .... or what everyone else said ... you must allow for all the variables.. not just the maple loving lemmings .. lol ... obviously i have no vested interest in what you opt for ... just trying to get you to think it all out ....

good luck

ken

Thanks for all the great information. Another concern is I have an irrigation line nearby the tree. The tree itself is about 40 ft from my house, hopefully that would be far enough.

What do you guys think about the sugar maple? Here in Ohio, I haven't run into too many problems with the roots bothering the lawn. The main issue I've had is with the darned silver maples!!!!!! They are horrible!

There's a red maple that is slowly dying at my old property. Lily of Valleys have multiplied like crazy under it.

Will Sugar Maple do well in SC?

Good point.
Sugar maple is not the same as red maple or silver maple.
If you have a sugar maple, the roots will not be as bad.

the water line is not an issue .... it should be water tight .. and a tree isnt going to break into it ...

an old septic line.. simple clay tiles that leak.. is a problem as roots can invade and clog them ...

newer plastic septic lines properly glued together.. would be like the water lines ... not a problem

make sense??

ken

the water line is not an issue .... it should be water tight .. and a tree isnt going to break into it ...

an old septic line.. simple clay tiles that leak.. is a problem as roots can invade and clog them ...

newer plastic septic lines properly glued together.. would be like the water lines ... not a problem

make sense??

ken

The water line is PVC so i'm guessing i'm good. I have been an observer of this board for many months, and this is my first question, thanks for all the help. And yes, Sugar Maples do well in SC...i'm in the upstate/foothills.

Since this post is rather old, not sure if you will see it. Did you remove the sugar maple and if so, did it live when you transplanted it? I have two sugar maples I want to move from another house we own, but I'm afraid they might die, so have decided to leave them there. It's our favorite tree.