I am not an expert. But even if I were, I would be at a loss for words. This looks terrible. Poor trees.

If they're silver maples, they sprout back fairly vigorously, but of course their lifespans are greatly reduced.

crepe murder gone large .... ken

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=crepe+murder&t=ffcm&iax=images&ia=images

But let’s wsit to see how they leaf out. Maybe they will be pollards right out of France.

These are Green Ash. Unless Emerald Ash Borer gets them, they can take slot of abuse it seems. They’ve done this before.

Good one, Ken. These were Ash-ssassinated.

>It makes me want to grab a chainsaw and finish putting them out of their misery<

Death Before Torture!

https://www.plantamnesty.org/