I forgot to mention I am currently planting both short and tall Rose bushes and will have a relatively large empty space for shade tree. I Love Cherry Blossoms and so I am also looking at the possibility of either of the following as well.... and then taming(?) them into larger versions of a Bonsai tree or am I just dreaming that this can be done.....?

*Okame Cherry Tree
*Acer Maple (Autum Moon)
(course I would really love to get this one)--> Prunus 'Shogetsu' but it's not for area 9 >_

A tree a few feet from the house ?
Not a good idea .
Roses and shade tree ?
Not a good mix .
Golden Showers tree ?
Please tell us you do not mean a Rain Tree !!
What ever you choose , make sure you go to Floridata or Davesgarden
and view the stats of each plant .
As an example :
I am sure those who planted a cute little Xmas tree a few feet from their house had no idea
that a Norfolk Pine grows to be 20 feet wide and 80 feet tall !
Perhaps the very talented gardeners here have ideas
for a landscape plan that can help you .

Since you will be planting that close to the house, perhaps a vine arbor with ( for example )roses and clematis might be more managable. An arbor would present fewer problems, in terms of root invasion and branches against the house. You could plan it so that it would shade the window, and yet still let some indirect light come through. There are many climbing roses that do well in Florida with little or no care, and there are many types of vines you could use as well.

Many Golden Showers trees lose their leaves during the dry months. If the sun is hitting that wall during the winter, the GS tree won't meet your requirements. Also, in z10 the GS tree can obtain a height of 50 feet.

happy gardening,
Avalon

It is deciduous, but it's multi-trunked and you can get them pretty much 10'-40' in mature height and the colors are beautiful in the summer.

I have one with white blooms and one with lavender and love them both. They both will get to 40', but I also have another two smaller that will mature at 10'-15'and one has white blooms and the other a deep purple.

they love sun!

teeka

Several trees that will work in your zone:

Chorisia speciosa - Silk Floss Tree - despite the thorns on the trunk, which your child will only touch once, this is medium tree (to 30 feet) where you live.

Peltophorum dubium - Yellow Poinciana - again a medium tree (to 40 feet in 40 years) that will tolerate the cold.

Tipuana tipu - Bolivian Rosewood - growing all throughout Disney and Epcot. This one would be my first choice.

The Golden Shower or Golden Rain tree is a very invasive fellow and the Norfolk Island pine is also known as the Florida Lightning Rod.

No one meantioned the crepe myrtle! We have several and you can keep them small or let them go.. The ones i've seen as trees are hugh and very shady. I prefer to keep my manageable even at 25 feet. Good Luck!

If you decide to do a vine, you can get one of the native wisterias like kentucy blue moon or amethyst falls. These are supposedly less invasive.

If you want to plant it closer to the house, maybe get a tall shrub or a medium sized crape myrtle. The crape myrtle is not evergreen though as you know.