You are busier than me at growing edible things so I salute you. Any fruit tree can be kept pruned to keep it smaller plus you don’t plant fruit trees just for yourself
I have been in two cities with a lot of municipally planted fruit trees. Oroville had oranges+tangerines and San Antonio had pecan trees. Planted on city property such as near curbs and on medians
Oh yeah- I can find the room for fruit trees. I would go for dwarfs - even though they are more expensive. No point in having something that would be difficult to harvest. Not to mention the space needed, I am just looking at how long I anticipate being here is all.
On the other hand have you ever had dried on the tree did not fall when ripe apricots? If I thought that phenomenon would happen again, I would have to start digging so I could plant a couple apricot trees.
Oh yes- the kids have all taken heirloom flowers and we will be moving some rhubarb from the home place. And they all have onions that originated on my gr-granddad’s homestead up in the north end of the state. They are the walking onion that get the bulbs on top, and we are always careful to make sure some are not used so they continue as the seasons come and go.