winter was too tough on this one?

[boostnut]

Long story short. I bought a few trees and had them spaded in back in the fall of 2012. They all did fine in 2013 but the 2013/2014 winter was nasty here in Illiinois. Fast forward to 2014, my shademaster locust isn't looking good, at all. Is there anything I can do to save this tree? I had it planted in this location (west side of house) in the hopes of having some shade on the house in a relatively short period of time. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[HuskStihl]

That's a really nice looking back yard, but that tree will take a long time to look decent. I'd start again

 

[TheJollyLogger]

They spaded that twig? Wow. Sure looks planted deep. And yes, replace.