Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Magnolia blooms, 1 by Moby

Moby wrote:
Thanks VV, we'll see if kman stops by.

Not sure if this tree is of any special named variety as there are many around town and this is obviously a mature tree. It would be even more impressive if it hadn't lost 3 major limbs ~ most likely in our horrific ''Storm of '97''. At my old house then, I was literally waist deep in 60 year old oak limbs.

Speaking of such, I'm constantly picking up little limbs from the Magnolia. Are they particularly brittle or does this tree need a boost of something?