Yesterday, some contractors dropped a huge, dead, pinetree from my (vacant) neighbor's yard, across the street, into my yard. It knocked off a big branch of one of my Japenese Maples and crushed a couple of hostas and small azalea bushes. Not to mention, it smashed the cable box messing up my internet, phone and TV connections. Of course Comcast can't come out until Friday.
They apologized and cleaned up the best they could. I know they didn't mean to drop it on my yard .. .they meant to drop it in the street. I've never seen someone take down a tree by tieing a rope to a tractor and pulling (of course they cut a slice out first).
Anyway, I don't think it's enough damage to make alot of noise about but I feel ... violated. Like a bully came along and stomped on my science project. It still works, just not as great as it was ... money won't bring it back or make me feel better ... and it will probably recover ... but I'm still pouting about it.
on a few of them I did I did some serious "limbing" first to reduce the trees falling "foot print" its a lot of work but worth it. Your neighbor's crew took a few short cuts and it bit you in the butt...or more precisely in your maple, TV box and flowers.
Sorry to hear about your damage, but perhaps with the "baby" maples you seem to produce quite often you can fill some of the gaps in the canopy.
@Maria I'm considering calling just to put on record, what happened just in case I have ...»
I guess I'm glad the tree is gone and it didn't fall in the street while kids were playing.
No one wants to damage anybody's property, but it does happen, When it does they should be ...»
Get a pro in there that does work with trees and get them to tell you what needs to be done properly. Also be sure to contact your insurance agent right away. You do not want a storm to blow ...»
I understand that its often hard to go after someone that did not damage your property deliberately, but they should be insured for things just like that and they should be willing to stand up and do what is right. Your property has been damaged as a result of their negligence and they need to man up and do what is right.
My personal opinion, they do not have insurance. But that is not your concern at this time.
Bob
I would definitively do something about it even if the damage was not big, I would do something about it so the tree company pays more attention for next time...
@KMS, I checked BBB and they are not registered. There is also no history of complaints against them. I found 1 positive review for them when I surfed the net for their company but nothing else.
Thanks again guys! Great advice and things I would not have thought of. I knew I would find understanding here. Love Hometalk!