A pic of the area to see how it would relate to the house and other plantings would help.

tj

The area behind the fire

How about a Paperbark Maple, Acer griseum or are you wanting a conifer?

Acer griseum - Plant Finder (missouribotanicalgarden.org)

I like those but they sound like they might get big I might keep it in mind for my backyard to replace my ash. I was leaning toward conifers bc I think something rugged would look good with the brown and against the woodsy back yard or something unique and eye catching but I'm open to other suggestions.

In conifers to get that narrow form you will be need to look at less known cultivars. Maybe this Dwarf Japanese White Pine would work.

Dwarf Japanese White Pine (monrovia.com)

To go with your tall windows, maybe Picea glauca ’Pendula’.

tj

flowering crab

Since 8-9 feet is the max width, I take it not all we see on the right is your property?

tj

Looks like a cul de sac pie shape. If I were your neighbor to the right, I would be thanking you that you are not a typical person who would say screw them and plant a common maple specimen that would cover my drive, house, and yard.

conifers are trees.. and frankly .... never stop growing in your lifetime ... aka.. tree time ... nothing is going to stop at 8 or 9 feet ... thats not how trees work ...

at best.. you could find some shrubs pruned into tree shape.. that might fit.. but we arent talking about those here ...

z5 is half the US... how about big city name ...

i would go with a weeping conifer... maybe a larch.. train it to your magical height.. and then let is weep down .. where you can prune it to take whatever space you wish to allow it ... the skirt.. the part on the ground.. usually ends up the coolest part ...

july and august are not tree planting time in the midwest ... nothing will trigger a week of 100 degrees.. like planting a tree ... lol ... see section one at this link:

https://sites.google.com/site/tnarboretum/Home/planting-a-tree-or-shrub

that does not mean you cant tag or take delivery now.. and hold the plant until the proper planting time

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=weeping+larix&t=ffab&iax=images&ia=images

ken

take a look at some of these.. and see if they strike your fancy ... understanding ... these can be pruned.. and most of these pix probably arent ... and btw.. they are deciduous in winter ... even cooler looking than when green

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=weeping+larix&t=ffab&iax=images&ia=images

Ken, the 8-9 feet restriction was width not height

tj

Bush's Lace engelman spruce would be very nice

ron

and fit

with a width no more than 8-9 feet max (3 to 6' would probably fit the area neater) in the center of my front yard before spilling in my neighbors yard

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i understood that junkie ... but that width demands something that is prunable .. in an aesthetic manner .... and that was my point ...

killers BLace recommendation above ... once it gets established and growing to expectation .. is not going to stay 3 to 6 feet as preferred.. and though you can prune is.. shear it.. its just not going to be a good looking plant.. especially once its taller than you can effectively work on a ladder at height ...

and i also am thinking.. with the pie shaped wedge.. you dont really want just one potentially huge tall tree out front.. even if you can make it so thin ...

ken

Aesthetics aside, a Picea glauca ’Pendula’ would stay under 6 feet wide for 3-4 decades…at least all the ones I’ve seen in the Midwest have.

tj