Replacement tree - any suggestions

[Shelledwarrior]

I have a lovely variegated maple tree at the front of my house. The issue is I can’t control the size! I had it trimmed last year and that seems to have sent it into a growing frenzy. It is simply going to become too big and is blocking all
l the sun to the front of the south facing house.
Can anyone recommend an attractive replacement tree that either won’t drown to more than about 15ft tall or, if it does get bigger, will tolerate being trimmed back.

Hawthorn -some have pink or red flowers.
Crataegus crimson Cloud, Paul’s Scarlet

https://www.ornamental-trees.co.uk/products/pyrus-calleryana-chanticleer-tree?srsltid=AfmBOopuZWbmr_QXE3xJGifGS5LDhy2guus-pKOs38XHqZ08qcchCHrQ

This might fit the brief! Pretty tree, nice pear shape and white flowers and the right size at full maturity.

I'm looking at the flowering dogwood (cornus) trees at the moment. Very pretty.

Rowan

I have a Malus, “georgeous” it looks fab nearly all year round, blossom then bright red crab apples. There are loads of different Malus varieties if that doesn’t appeal to you.
I have the Hawthorns suggested above, they are also lovely and benefit from a good prune!
Rowan’s do best in acidic soil, I’ve killed a couple of them on my limestone soil.
Magnolias can be small, and very pretty for a couple of weeks a year.
I have a cotoneaster as a small tree - thats nice, and nearly evergreen in a mild winter.
I usually just go and see what takes my fancy at the garden centre!

Cutt back doesn’t stop things growing - in fact it encourages them to grow more at this time of year. You need something that will stop growing at 4-5m. Acer (some), flowering cherry or crab apple would be my first thoughts.

Amelanchier Jackmontii are very attractive all year round

i was going to recommend hawthorn or an acer.

If you want to buy something that is already a decent size expect to pay far more for an acer. Mine was only £20 but it’s a few years ago. Ones that size now are about £500.