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Thanks for the feedback. My guess was some type of magnolia and it looks likes Yellow Bird is the winner!
Also highly invasive (as you may have surmised by the abundance of it). I pull it out or cut it back as soon as I see it starting.
I have seen this tree planted in gardens, including in a city garden near the marina in Horseshoe Bay. Both times I've seen the tree it has been...