Pretty much the title, came home one day and a fully mature tree had been half cut down in the middle of our yard. The yard waste/large branches are still in our backyard and we don’t know what to do!
We think the neighbor and their friend with a small landscaping company were trying to do us a favor because the trees were a bit overgrown and we moved in a few months ago, but never dreamed anyone would enter our property, halfway cut down one of our trees without even asking or knocking on our door, and then leave massive branches and a half dead tree that we have to have removed now.
Also the tree was 10-15 feet away from the fence line, so not on the neighbors property at all.
Any advice would help, thanks!
Location: Minnesota, USA
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File a police report for trespassing and vandalism, contact an arborist and get a quote to replace the tree, sue the tree company for replacement value of the tree.
So pretty much what u/TJIC1 said, but if you are unsure who actually did the cutting I would ask your neighbor via text or some other means of recording the interaction in order to have proof. Minnesota is a one party consent state, so you would be okay to record the conversation without your neighbor knowing.