No it does not need to be removed and unless the maple has a gaping wound higher up running sap, the tree should be A-Okay.

thank you!

Maples can be sap-leakers. Hopefully whatever wound (somewhere above) is causing it will callus over.

rather small for a maple.. might not hurt to ID it ...

but the key to removal is its not huge.. not old.. and not overhanging anything valuable ... so short of it really pissing you off.. why remove it ...

weird that the pic actually gets smaller.. if you click on it.. thats a new twist from houzz ... lol ...

ken

for true peace of mind.. hire a local isa certified arborist for an onsite inspection ... add your city and state to the link below ...

ken

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=isa+certified+arborist&t=ffcm&ia=web