Here is a pic from afar

Just a thought, but I'm not sure I'd bother. Silvers aren't the best tree for a location so close to the house. They are messy and break up easily. They droop a lot, require constant pruning once mature to keep them limbed up, and their surface roots will ruin your lawn.

Don't get me wrong, they're not BAD trees if placed properly (I have 3 of them), but that one is not placed properly.

If you want a maple there, I would go with one of the sugar maple variants. Better fall color, more compact form, less trouble with surface roots.

Just my opinion. I have a legacy sugar maple that would fit great in that spot.

This post was edited by frontiercc on Thu, Jun 20, 13 at 8:27

I don't think you have a Silver maple there. Looks more like a Norway type to me, possibly a Sugar, but not a Silver.It doesn't look worth saving to me.

OK, two votes for getting rid off. Sounds like a plan and being a novice at this I was guessing a silver. Thanks for your input. Any other thoughts are gladly accepted.