Tell me if this tree can come back please! Lots of green, but dead periphery limbs.

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anymanusa

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So, not sure what this is, but we think maybe it's an Ash of some type, or a Sumac. It's nearly 4' in diameter, and there is a neighbor tree much like it. This is the first thing you see when driving up to our property. There are no other trees like this on all 100+ acres that we've seen. I think these were specially planted at one time.

Anyway, these were both completely covered in brush, poison oak, parasitic vines, and other weeds and trees. I think they were robbing the tree of nutrients and water. I just spent several hours completely cleaning up the trunks of both of these trees. There are a lot of green sprouts coming from the tree limbs, but all the major limbs are dead looking and bare. I cut one of the limbs off and it was very heavy and completely good wood through the entire thickness. I was surprised.

Please tell me if these trees can come back and be majestic again. Should I hire out an arborist to clean up the dead limbs? It's a bucket truck job or a climbing job. I'm not up for that task. I just want the trees to be right, if possible.

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before clean up:
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after clean up: (note the cedar tree right up against it)
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Both trees from another view:
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another pic:

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If you look on the second tree, you can actually see there is another tall pine top that has fallen over on it.

Before:
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