Need to know which Acer, or at least how big it is and how long its been in the ground.

it's 6" tall not sure of the type had it 4-5 yrs thank you for your reply! I'll get a pic

Diva unless you have an agreement with the buyer of the property you can't move the acer as it is part of the sale.

the acer is mine from my prevoius home I own the tree,I got it in the diviorce,LOL I'ts my tree It's a japanese maple. Thank you

six inches tall should be easy to move - unless its 4 feet wide as well! Which it might be, if it's one of the dissectum types. You will need to start digging (with a garden fork, not spade) around the edge of the width of the tree, carefully loosening the soil as you go, if you feel roots blocking your progress, stop and start even further out. Continue to loosen all the soil until you can tell where all the roots run, trying to maintain a good ball of soil around the central part of the plant. You may need to use a spade to carefully remove excess soil so you can see what you're doing properly. Ease it out of the ground, being careful to excavate the inevitably longer roots going straight down directly under the main trunk or centre of the plant. Pot up if possible, without crimping the longer roots - if not, package in a tarpaulin or sheet of plastic, packing the roots with damp soil or compost, water a little and tie the sheet/tarpaulin around the base of the trunk, such as to retain all the soil and roots in place. Transplant as soon as possible. and good luck with it...

I wonder if the law in America is different about what is and what is not included in a sale? In Britain anything planted in the soil belongs to the property and unless excluded from the sale, must be left behind.

Perhaps Tugbrethil would know...

my ex husband wants to dig it up and burn it!! He asked me if I wanted it. I've got to try to save it or he will burn it! It's on my ex's property where I lived 14 yrs prior to our diviorce,thank you for the replies everyone!! Bamboo i will try what you suggested. It's that or he destroys it,I'm thankful he asked me if I wanted it!! It's worth a shot!!! AT LEAST IT'LL HAVE A CHANCE WITH ME!!! :))

Is it really only 6 inches high?

no 6 feet tall

Ah that is more like it... follow Bamboo's advice and keep well watered once planted.

thank you both Bamboo and moon grower I'm going to try this it this weekend, Fingers crossed!!! :))

Wishing you lots of luck...

THANK YOU!! :))