What is this tree called?

I live in Houston, TX and there is a tree that I see sometimes in peoples' yards that I really like but I don't know what it is. I only notice it when it's flowering because the flowers look like pinkish purplish whitish lotuses. I don't know what the leaves look like or anything but the tree is not very tall and the trunk is not very wide. I wish I could figure out what it is because it's been bothering me.

What is this tree called?
Sounds like a Magnolia to me - here are some links to magnolia pictures - any of these look familiar? the flowers will be about 3+ times the size of a cherry blossom and will mostly be upright (unlike cherry blossoms that are every which direction).



http://soulofthegarden.com/Images/march2...



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...



http://visualpalate.typepad.com/visual_p...
Reply:Take a look at thw two types of magnolia tree in an encyclopedia or online and see if that is what it is. It sound much like one to me and I am quite familiar with them. A friend of my folks had one in Chicago, which grew to be about 20 feet high and was about 15 fee across in width at hte bottom. I have also seen them as younger trees too and they can be kept small if carefully trimmed
Reply:This is Gliricidia tree of Fabaceae family ( Leguminosae )



Kindly click on the links below to confirm or reject.--

http://static.flickr.com/46/108156008_08...



http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/Da...



Only the leaves == http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/Dat...
Reply:Could it be a cherry blossom tree? Now that I've looked at the photos, it's either cherry blossom or magnolia. I'm still leaning toward cherry blossom. They were brought to the US by a famous woman whose name escapes me right now. She brought them back from the Orient and introduced them to Washington DC, where they are plentiful. Such beautiful trees. Happy planting!!