Tree Problems

[bednobs]

I have a new youngish tree. it's very tall with a thin trunk with the leaves mainly at the top. I think it's a magnolia of some sort (but I currently cant remember) it's at least 2m tall and bushy at th top. The trunk is about the thickness of my arm
It was staked, but in the awful windy weather we had last week I unstaked it because I would rather it fall than break. However, it did neither but is now bent over in a 45 degree position. If I re-stake it is it likely to survive? Will the bend have stetched something in the trunk that wont recover?

[alavahalf]

It will be fine .. force into an upright position and tie it to a stake. Then heel in the soil that has been disturbed.

[Chipchopper]

I agree that re-staking it would seem the best course of action.
From what I gather the stem is bent but the root-ball is stable, in this case, it should be better to support the stem above the bend, in the hope that it may build re-action wood at the point of the damage.
If on the other hand, the wood is splintered and delaminated, you could try sawing the stem off below the break, and it might sprout some new growth at the point where you have cut.
Difficult to tell realy without seeing it, to be honest.