a closer pic...btw this is in southeastern PA zone 6

Looks kind of like my Hamamelis virginiana.

Viburnum sieboldii?

I don't know what it is, but note that it has opposite leaf arrangement, a helpful clue in identifying it.

Yeah I was going to say, scratch Hamamelis, I think it's alternate leaf.

European Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)???

"European Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)???"
Nope, definitely not.

I think it is some kind of viburnum

Leaves look like arrowwood, Viburnum dentatum.

I agree w/beng, and was about to post that when I saw the picture.

Wow, leaves look nothing like my v. denatums

do a google image search for "viburnum sieboldii leaves"

Here is a link that might be useful: Siebold Viburnum

This post was edited by arbordave on Sun, Nov 9, 14 at 13:21

I would've guessed Rhamnus - Buckthorn. No berries though.

Dax

Look at the bud top right in the last picture. A Viburnum bud.