In message , David WE Roberts
writes

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http://s817.photobucket.com/albums/z...reyCatUK/Acer/

Tall shot taken from front porch about 20' away.

I can't be sure - between my lack of familiarity and the limitations of
the photographic medium the leaves of Acer cappadocicum and Acer
palmatum are too similar for easy identification - but I think that this
is Acer cappadocicum; Acer palmatum has a broader domed habit, and
probably wouldn't care for such an exposed situation.

I've seen Acer cappadocicum cut to the ground and regenerating. But in
that circumstance it was, I think, suckering from the roots as well as
regenerating from the stump.

Also, are you sure it's not a Liquidambar (sweet gum)? they look rather
like maples, but have alternate (one per node) leaves, rather than
opposite (two per node) leaves. (The flowers and fruits are also
different, but I don't recall Liquidambar flowering/fruiting anywhere
here.)
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Stewart Robert Hinsley