Hello Rhonda,

We cannot recommend or endorse specific companies to do work like this. A local arborist should be able to help- there are several tree services in the region. It sounds to me that starting over may be the best option, but without pictures it's hard to say.

Old unmanaged trees could have several stressors. Are there specific blemishes or spots on the leaves? Trees without management may have successive years of diseases like apple scab, which may be mild in a given season but cause collapse after several years.

If possible you should avoid planting the trees in the exact same spots as the old trees and you should remove as much of the root ball as possible. I would advise you to get disease-resistant trees on dwarf or semi-dwarf rootstocks. In apples these would include 'Freedom,' 'Liberty,' 'Novaspy,' 'Enterprise,' or 'Goldrush,' among others.