Shrub ID needed

[j-bird]

I found this in the woods today. Appears to be a multi-stem shrub in growth pattern.....seems to like moister soils as well and was found in the woods...not on the edge. It is NOT wild cherry...cherry is starting to green up here and I am VERY familiar with cherry. Al pics are of the very same plant. No thorns or evidence of flowers or the like that I could see.

 

[Native Hunter]

I'm leaning toward some kine of Euonymus. I think probably a young burning bush (Euonymus alatus) that is too small to have developed the wings, but can't say for sure until it gets bigger. I hope I'm wrong and it ends up being a Euonymus americanus or another good one.... I have some EAs in my woods and will try to remember and look at one in a few days.

 

[j-bird]

I'm leaning toward some kine of Euonymus. I think probably a young burning bush (Euonymus alatus) that is too small to have developed the wings, but can't say for sure until it gets bigger. I hope I'm wrong and it ends up being a Euonymus americanus or another good one.... I have some EAs in my woods and will try to remember and look at one in a few days.

I have actual burning bush in my yard, and what I took a picture of doesn't look like that and is shaped differently. The burning bush I have is a single stem from the ground and then a typical bush form. What I took a picture of appears to be multi stemmed as it comes out of the ground and grows more upright like a cluster of small trees vs a bush. I'll mark a few of them I found and take a picture as the leaves develop later on.... My fear is it's another "weed"....I tend to find 10 new "bad" things for every 1 "good" one....

 

[Native Hunter]

I have actual burning bush in my yard, and what I took a picture of doesn't look like that and is shaped differently. The burning bush I have is a single stem from the ground and then a typical bush form. What I took a picture of appears to be multi stemmed as it comes out of the ground and grows more upright like a cluster of small trees vs a bush. I'll mark a few of them I found and take a picture as the leaves develop later on.... My fear is it's another "weed"....I tend to find 10 new "bad" things for every 1 "good" one....

Yes, let’s take a look in a few weeks.