Tisha said: 
with Deb. Why do you want/need to move the maple entrenched in cedar roots? Won`t that take `equipment` to move?
Back when the cedar was planted like 50 years ago it was planted on a mound about 5 feet tall and then surrounded by large boulders and rockery and smaller plantings like the maple. The cedar is hollow about halfway through and an arborist recommended its removal due to proximity to the house. When we cut back the salal to get to the tree for examination we found the maple (along with like 10 other plants) planted on the side of the mound. Removing the cedar, unless we leave the stump, will definitely disturb the maple. Having a random mound in the yard with big rocks doesn't make much sense so we will probably flatten the area. I will ideally plant the maple back in the same area but on the flattened space
