trees down to the ground

[KMorrisD]

Cut 'em off at the stump--and soon?  That would at least allow them to
resprout.  I dunno.  Recent experience here in southern New England from last
winter's heavy, wet snowstorms indicates that these trees will not straighten
out.  Some may/will develop new leaders from buds and branches on the bent-over
parts.

Sorry, I don't mean to be glib.  The mind boggles.  Question is, will the
sprouts suffer the same fate in a few years?        

Karl Davies