Can I sue my neighbors???

here is a story :I have lived in my house since 2005,never really had any interactions with my neighbors on the left side of the property they are old and dont speak english that well...our driveways were separated by line of 5 trees until today when they decided to cut them down without our permision.They have asked us couple of month ago if we care if the trees go and we said that we really like having those trees during summer time because of the shade and it also makes our house look nicer. Well i got home today just to see my driveway covered in branches from the trees ... I was pissed... and they are not home so i cant ask them why the hell did they cut them down after we told them not to. My house lost its curbapeal....So my question is, how can I find out who did those trees belong to(whose piece of land is it )?do we have to call city inspector or appraiser?do they charge for this info?how much ? can i sue my neighbors for doing this ? what would you do if you were in my shoes