Here is the trunk.

Dogwood, I don't know what species but maybe the kousa dogwood

This post was edited by Huggorm on Tue, Jul 29, 14 at 13:36

The bark (though difficult to see) is not that of Kousa Dogwood (C. kousa). It looks more like Flowering Dogwood (C. florida)

It looks like Hazelnut to me.

@poaky1

The opposite leaf arrangement, lack of teeth on the leaves, the presence of a terminal flowerbud, and glaucous stem are all inconsistent with Corylus (Hazelnut).

Definitely a Dogwood (Cornus).

I don't have any Dogwoods, so you are likely correct. Once I have an overstory, I will be planting understory trees like Dogwood.

I have a lot of Cornus kousas and that's what it looks like to me.
The leaves look the same and they readily sprout from the trunk.
Does it bloom in June rather than May?
Mike

I'm not sure when it blooms. We just bought the house in June, and I haven't seen any flowers.