Help me find the perfect flowering tree to fill my gap (fnarr fnarr)

[Greensleeves]

I have a wooded area at the top of my garden, with hazel, holly and a big ceanothus. There's a gap, with scratty grass and wild flowers, and then a rose arch between the wooded bit and the rest of the garden. I want to put another tree in the gap, but I don't want something that's going to grow enormous, like another hazel, and I would like something that flowers, to contrast with the ceanothus, and ideally I'd like it to smell nice as well! Any ideas?

Magnolias don't take an age to flower. You've commented on your own mistake: they're not good in pots. Plant it and it will flower.

Clearly you need a bush. I'd maybe add a camelia.

Magnolia

I had a garden with the aforementioned Evereste in the front and an Amalanchier in the back. Both good shouts I think. On balance I’d go for the Evereste for more all round interest. Can vouch for the fruits being a good colour and long lasting. The blossom on the Amelanchier is beautiful but pretty short lived.

They are different in shape too.

Daphne odora. Smells divine.

If you do go down the crab apple route, may I put in a vote for 'Gorgeous'? It has darker fruits that look really decorative, and they also hang onto the tree for a long time. I think the scent is better.

Chinese kousa dogwood! Not too big, lovely white (or pink) flowers, berries later.

Consider one of these OP, flowers a bit later but stunning and unusual: Chionanthus virginicus

And yes to the cornus kousa as suggested above

The berries (more like small apples) of the cornus kousa are really amazing

I love our mock orange, it's pretty and flowers for ages and smells absolutely divine

Our ceanothuses is next to a vibrant pint dog rose and a greengage tree which has pretty white blossom.

Bright Pink not pint

European spindle. Pink flowers in autumn / winter.

Also Clerodendrum tricotomum. Bright blue berries in autumn.

Haha, it's kind of a written snigger, usually following something that could sound a bit suggestive.

Thank you :)