Tree fell in our yard this morning...

All I can say is thank goodness none of you were outside when the tree fell. You could have been seriously hurt. It was really nice of that logger to help you clear away the fallen tree. I had something like that happen to me a few years back. I lived in Kentucky at the time & we had a very bad ice storm one year. Well it knocked down one of the trees which happened to fall right in front of my apartment door leaving me no way to get out. I had to call out from work that day & when I told them why I couldn't come in they didn't quite believe me....LOL. I told them they were more then welcome to stop by & take a look for themselves. I had to call my apartment complex & tell them I was trapped inside my apartment. Eventually they sent over some workmen. They cut up the tree & had it removed from my door.

I'm actually really worried about this... my next door neighbor has a HUGE maple in the back yard. I bought my house from its original owner (it was constructed in the late 50's) and she told me that, when the tree was originally planted, she told that former owner that it was way too close to the property line and asked if they would please move it. They refused and said it "wasn't going to be that big." Umm... it's a maple... they get BIG. In fact, I'll try to attach a picture I happen to have and it's from autumn 2007 - so the tree has had another year and a half to grow since then. You can't even see the full height in the picture.

We had a severe ice storm here about 10 years ago. I lived in the country then and saw really big trees break and fall like toothpicks. During the winter, especially, I worry about my neighbor's tree falling on my roof. Thing is, most of the tree is now in MY yard. There are more branches/overhang on my side then theirs. I had a new fence put up and, as you can see in the picture, the installer had to create about a two-foot deviation around the tree trunk.
New people just moved in to that house last summer. I don't know them at all and have never had occasion to speak to them. I am not even sure if they know that the tree is their responsibility as it was planted on that lot. Each spring, I trim off whatever branches I can reach on my side but it's pretty much pointless given the overall size.

I've thought about calling the city and having them send an inspector. There's a point where trees do become a hazard and I suspect this one might be. Worst of it is, I love the darn thing LOL It's a beautiful tree and, given ample space, I would do absolutely nothing but enjoy it. At this point, I can't have a pool because the original owner had her liner pierced repeatedly by the roots (she gave up years before I bought the house) and I'm even getting concerned for my foundation.

I also know it's very costly to have a tree of that size removed and I can't afford to do it... especially since it's not my tree. I'm concerned about creating a bad relationship with my new neighbors if they feel like I've "reported them" but I'm not in a position to offer to pay them towards removing the tree. Although, if it causes serious damage to my home... that's not gonna be cheap either... UGH.

yes i ever have a same problem like you, trees fell in my front yard and block my way, i cant go to work...but i'm still glad cause there is no victim felt by this tree

Wow you had quite a day! I can thankfully say I have not had that experience but a tree came down in the street out front once during hurricane season and one of the neighbors got his chain saw and cut it up. I got my dad to cut up one in the yard of the house where my mom had lived after Katrina when I was moving her stuff.

Great the guy helped you out. So sweet of him. Well we actually didnt have a tree fallen and blocking the driveway but we had one which so infected that it would fall anytime and in position that one of the houses would have been destroyed. So we just got someone to cut it down. Now all is fine.