Not sure what kind of tree you have, but if at all possible, thin out the internal tree branches so that the wind can pass through it instead of toppling. I have oak trees and cabbage palm trees throughout my yard one block from the Atlantic and this canopy has helped to catch wind-blown debris off the ocean front condos during 4 tropical storms and a pair of major hurricanes that have passed nearby in the past 9 hurricane seasons that I have lived here in Daytona Beach Shores. If the wind can flow through the structure of the tree (pines excluded!), it can stop debris that might otherwise hit your home.