I dug out my 4in + trunk American Hornbeam near a swampy area....cut the roots back pretty good, they grew fast next year. I made a mistake by not cutting back far enough and had to do it again, It grew pretty good roots in a year before i put it in the ground to grow branches and a new leader. They seem pretty good root growing trees to me. Tree really took off this year and never missed a beat through all of it.
I've had local Maples act similar, however i wouldn't root prune a maple 2 out of 3 years. Mine needed over a year to recover and is still slow to grow out. Whatever you choose, cut it back ONCE and take care of it. I have more trouble with chops dying back on native maples more than anything. I have no exp with Acer glabrum however, diff Maples act differently than mine. Red maple and Sugar maples here mainly.