Wow, youre lucky there wasnt more damage ! Ive got all Maples on my property and since I moved here back in '82 Ive lost quite a few of them. Ive got one now thats totally dead but its not really my tree. The majority of its on the neighbors side of the property line but hes being a real a-hole about having it cut down. It pisses me off because hes the richest guy in the area. He used to be the CEO of a big bank. When it got bought out he got over $200 million. Hes got a 60 acre estate thats on 3 sides of me. You would think he'd do the right thing. I really dont need to have an extra bill.