Tulip poplar in the storm

I’m overjoyed that recent storms have at least temporarily broken our lengthy drought, but high winds have broken heavily weighted branch tips of the bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla) and a tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) that borders the garden. Both trees are relatively soft-wooded and prone to damage, but both are marvelous trees. If such a…