Japanese Maple in Princeton

I've cared for this Japanese Maple since it was about a foot tall. It started, without my help, between our driveway and our Japanese Cherry tree. For many years, the tree expert has been saying that the Japanese Cherry is ill and should be removed. However, we still enjoy its cherry blossoms every spring. I'm using it as an anchor to train the Maple away from the driveway. Presumably, because the Cherry shades the Maple, the Maple has tried to grow at a substantial angle into the space above the driveway. The Maple shows spectacular fall colors. The green and yellow just behind it are leaves on the Cherry. And, the red blotches in the upper left by the house are berries on one of our Holly trees. This photo was taken in November, Today, being December, most all leaves have fallen and I just about finished leaf raking for the year.