There's a great Viburnum expert over on the Shrub Forum who might be able to help.

'Michael Dodge' is, like 'Cardinal Candy', a Viburnum dilatatum. What you describe is most definitely not a dilatatum.

YUP ask Viburnumvalley on the tree/shrub forum

Does anyone know how to move this post to shrubs forum? My inet us down so I'm using tiny screen phone . Thanks

You can't move this post. You'll need to start a new one. You need to go to ..... oh, I just looked and you've already done it. Good luck.

Just post the same question on the shrubs forum using copy and paste from your post here. You can't actually move a thread.

Check out the native Viburnums: Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides AKA Withe-rod and Viburnum nudum AKA Possumhaw. They grow wild in my woods, and I don't know how common they are as cultivated plants, but they are my earliest bloomers.

Or yell really loud: "HEY! VV! Got a viburnum question!"

I'll invariably drop everything and come running.

In fact - I'm out on the road attending to ASLA Board of Trustees business this weekend. But viburnum victories must be won.

I think our seagreen_turtle has a nice Blackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium) there. This species is probably native in Michigan, but it certainly is an available landscape plant. Blackhaw has smooth foliage, flattened creamy white flowers (no showy lacecap bracts or snowballs) followed by a wonderful set of fruit when appropriate cross-pollination opportunities exist - another Blackhaw that isn't a clone of the first one.

None of the viburnums you listed will be appropriate - all fine viburnums in their own right - in addition to not being in bloom at the same time.

See if this image looks like the leaves on your plant. When I get to my hotel this evening, I'll come back around and see if this hit the spot.

Thanks viburnumvalley. From memory this sure does look like the leaves. It's dark now but I'll go out tomorrow after work and compare your picture (Thanks) and report back. Maybe I can get some pictures too.

SP, unbeleiveable! not even looking at a picture.

Finally, here are some pictures. Long views near my garage don't do the viburnum justice though.

Here is a link that might be useful: UVO (Unidentified Viburnum Object)