my tenant trim my fruit tree badly can I take desposit.

[Crystal Shi]

My tenant recently moved out and I found he trimmed all branches off my 20 year old fig tree and top it badly. 
can I take money from his deposit as a compensation? 
the tenant also maintained my yard for which I pay him $70 a month. 
i was told by the other gardener that my tree will prone to disease and insect because of bad topping. 
photo is before and after. 

[Patricia Steiner]

I doubt it. You paid him for lawn/yard services so in fact it appears you have a contractor relationship with him - separate from the lease/rental.  You can take him to small claims court but unless you can prove damages (which it appears they are in the making versus actually sustained), you would most likely not be able to collect.