Would you say this is a red maple?

I haven idea, it's just what it came up with on google!

 

By red maple are you meaning Acer rubrum?
The leaves in your pic are the wrong shape for Acer rubrum.

Acer rubrum is so mamed because of the red flowers that cover the tree in spring. It can be spectacular.

Good pic of the leaves on this reliable site....

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1536&bih=776&tbm=isch&tbnid=piiU-dQbRFKjmM:&imgrefurl=http://www.missouriplants.com/Redopp/Acer_rubrum_page.html&docid=7-ybD_TFAkqDbM&imgurl=http://www.missouriplants.com/Redopp/Ac

 

This is a picture of a Canadian Maple that my daughter sent me, the leaf shape is different to the one in your picture.

 

Bam yours looks like a Sycamore to me.



Maples have a smoother texture to the leaves.

 

I'd say Sycamour too. It's a very big tree. Only have it if you have the space (about 1/4 of an acre!)

 

Yep I'd say it was a sycamore now too. It's randomly growing through the hydrangeas and is about 2.5th high so far!

Think I'd best dig it up!

 

Yes - log out and GO AND DO IT!!