Prunus Amagawona is very narrow and will suit a small garden. Not sure about the copper leaves though. I think they are mostly green

Prunus x cistena - purple leaves, white flowers (that look pink because of the leaf colour) and only gets to about five feet

Prunus Amagawona looks great in spring and autumn. They are small trees, almost bushes in height. If worried they can be containerised in a large pot.

Sorry, but I think you're mistaken there, Kildermorie. I had a Prunus 'Amanogawa' in my previous garden - it grew to about 25' tall.

I've planted one in my present garden recently, and it's a good sized one - it's already 10' tall.

Prunus cerasifera 'Newport', maybe? It grows narrowly to about 15 ft. tall. Judicious pruning after bloom could keep it at half of that.

I'd go for the Prunus amanogowa - gets 25 feet high eventually, but only a max of 6 feet wide - doesn't have red or copper leaves, they're plain green, and the blossom is pale pink. Can be a bit boring when not in flower, but I used to grow a group 3 clematis up it for added interest in summer. This group of clematis needs cutting down in midwinter to 2 or 3 buds from the bottom, so you're not looking at any dead stems or foliage higher up when the tree's in bloom. Clematis in this group include Gipsy Queen, Comtesse de Bouchaud, Ernest Markham.

.. or how about Amelanchier? This has more than one season of interest. Copper new leaves, creamy white flowers, red tiny berries that the blackbirds love and finally orange/red autumn colour! And really won't outgrow the space.

Hmm, well that rather depends on which variety of Amelanchier gets chosen, Volunteer - plus it tends to produce more than one main stem, meaning the spread is much greater. One of my favourites though.

i want one - it's at the top of my 'wish-list'! I shall be removing a large poorly hebe in the autumn, so I'm several steps nearer to an Amelanchier. :-)

I haven't anywhere to put one, sadly, but there's one in my local park which I enjoy very much.

They have one next door, so I can see it from my bedroom window. I want my own, though!

Amelanchire 'Ballerina' is the one to get - that's the one in my fromt garden. Although I have to admit, it looks more like a gawky teenager than a ballerina :-(