Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Help me pick a tree, 0 by Decumbent

Decumbent wrote:
Magnolia acuminata, or, possibly even better, Magnolia acuminata subs cordata. These are our native cucumber magnolias, and they are cool. The leaf out late and flower late, so they are never nailed by frosts. The flowers have some yellow to them. M. acuminata eventually grows oak-like tall, so eventually the flowers lose impact. Not quite the case with the subspecies. Both have a very interesting bark texture. Here's a link:

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/m/magacu/magacu1.html

"Ellen" is a variegated form of M. acuminata subcordata. Hard to find, but noteworthy. Now I'm going to search my files for photos. The first I found is of a young tree.

Scott