Looks like Crape Myrtle to me.

Yes, definitely CM. I have one in a bed with shoots that come up at that distance.

im being cursed by CM today ... now i know why peeps murder them.. lol.. ken

Thanks, everybody. Ken, I will try to get a better picture of the leaves next time. I was trying to get the overall habit to show in the pic I posted and didn't think about adding a pic with more leaf detail.

Huh - just noticed you can see the tip of some flowers from the nearest crepe myrtle in the far right-hand corner of my pic. I'm thrilled to think I have a freebie crepe myrtle. A truly miracle plant through unbearably hot summers here in OK. A real workhorse that blooms all summer long until frost for not much effort. And they are beautiful!

no need for more pix here ... i was just giving you a general thought for future pix .... best system ... one of a leaf with scale [your finger.. a lighter.. pen cap.. etc] ... some branch included ... and one of the whole ....

more not needed here .. ken