In article , Mitulove
wrote:

Hello,
Another question about the plants in my new garden..
We've got this maple (I think) growing very close to the house. It
comes out of the ground just 4 inches or so away from the wall. I
can't imagine why someone would have purposely planted it like that,
yet there it is, growing very happily. Is this kind of tree going to
cause problems? Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks,
Lanna

If it's an ornamental dwarf maple it might never be a problem, but four
inches is absurdly close to a building even for a small ornamental.
Ornamental maples do transplant well, all the way to twelve feet tall they
should survive the root-trimming to move them to a better spot. If it's a
wild maple it'll be a real problem eventually, and should just be cut down
before it gets large enough to require an expensive expert to take it down
safely.

If it's NOT a maple but some maple-leafed viburnum or some similar shrub,
it wouldn't be a problem, so you might want to know more precisely what it
is.

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