Looks like Carya cordiformis. Two things to look for would be alternate leaf arrangement and yellow winter buds.

It's definitely a shore pine and - although this example appears to be small-growing there in that spot - the species is genetically programmed to grow much bigger than this one is now*. Otherwise if you cut much more of it away it will have become pretty much half of a tree at that point. Already - except for the overhanging blob at the top - it looks like a flag. So I would suggest cutting it down to the ground now and being done with the matter. *The small heights repeatedly given in horticultural discussions of shore pine are presumably based on wild trees growing in particular conditions that limit growth. And not what is the norm for this tree, which in my area can sometimes even be seen growing nearly as tall as other native conifer species such as Douglas fir on the same (crowded) sites. Here's some ~2005 height records from Jacobson, Trees of Seattle - Second Edition (2006): Lincoln Park: 86 ft. Kubota Garden Park: 81 1/2 ft. U.W.: 62 ft. 46th Ave S & S Warsaw St: 65 ft.

Looks like a broad-leaf privet, also called tree privet or Japanese privet. They can get up to 30 feet tall. They are invasive and not good in hurricanes. If you don't need it, I'd take it out.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><md>Thanks, with my pictures I have on my phone, I was going to cut a small branch section off and take it to my local Nursery. I know the guy personally, and he knows trees, someday, all in due time. I was hoping to get a positive Id of the tree through this Houzz gardenweb section, without having to to do so. When I looked up the ash tree varieties however, it really looked like a match. The specs specified that particular tree was going to be a small variety of the ash, and the leaves, and bark were a close match as well. Oh well, all in due time, and time will tell. cheers, and thanks.