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It looks as if it needs a good haircut - what is it?
If it were me, I would put in a couple of stong vertical stakes either side of it, then over a few months bring it level with rope and pully atttached to those sleepers a ittle at a time - (assuming they are fixed into the gorund with rebar). It should be fairly easy at the moment if the ground is as wet as it is here. When it is vertical use strong tree ties to fix it to the stakes.
I'm sure others will suggest things.....
We would use our Tirfor winch (as long as there is someting to anchor it to at the other end), straighten it as much as possible and then double stake. I would do this before it puts fresh roots down, so asap, which slightly differs from Adams advice....(more than one way to skin a cat!)
There is an element of risk, that by trying to right it, that it might fail completely - but probably worth the risk.
A willow possibly? Looks like it might be grafted with suckers at the base. If the graft is failing it's gonna have a slow death.
I'd Pollard it cause it's like a sail. Dig the whole thing up replant it if the roots are healthy, then stake it.
I would dig the tree up and inspect the root ball which is possibly the same size as the day it was planted , have seen quite a few like this over the years .
Possibly planted in the wrong place they thrive on on a good supply of water and their roots motor in those conditions .
If you trim it it will just encourage more unsightly water shoots from the base .
Has that sleeper wall been dug into the ground with a foundation and/or treated with wood preservative, resulting in damage to the root structure on the backside of the tree as you look at it in the photo?
to me that tree has not moved recentley at the base there is a sucker that is vertical and could be 4 years old