maple Is my maple tree okay/salvagable? I assume this is bark inclusion

[Lauryn]

Hi, I didn’t plant this Norway maple but my dad did about 15 years ago and my dad never exactly cared for the trees beyond planting them. 

 

There’s an area of this tree I don’t see as often because there’s a willow bush in front, but I went there today to remove some grass and noticed all the black marks along the stem. I first assumed wetwood but now I assume this is bark inclusion? I absolutely adore this tree and I’m devastated thinking of anything happening to it. Can this be fixed or helped in any way? 

[Lauryn]

Just to update an arborist came to see it, completely correct that it’s some bark inclusion and co-dominant stems but he thinks with the location it’s in if its height is just managed and kept a bit shorter and thinned out a bit every few years the prognosis is good. Thank you all for helping me know to even ask about pruning and cabling!! 

[Steve Bullman]

So nice when people take the time to follow up, thank you