A Hypericum I would say. Can't tell you which one without some idea of habit and size. Candidates might be H calycinum or H patulum. It might also be a seedling from a hybrid like 'Hidcote' in which case it may not have a name.

After reading the original description with no picture I was about to go with white crapemyrtle, too. Fluttery flowers, end of each branch, 20' tall, peeling bark... Need more pix! Description sure fits both. hortster

now that i've googled the correct spelling-(photos of it were misspelled ' ran. fUcaria' in webshots), here's what i've learned. soon to be R.I.P.ped out!! fig buttercup Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus ficaria L. Synonym(s): lesser Celandine Lesser celandine is a short (up to 12 inches) herbaceous perennial that invades forests throughout the East, Midwest and Pacific Northwest regions of the United States. The basal leaves are dark green, shiny, and kidney- to heart-shaped. Flowers are showy, bright yellow, with 8 petals. It emerges very early in the spring with infestations often creating a green blanket along the forest floor. Lesser celandine invades moist forested floodplains. It is a spring ephemeral and grows vigorously, creating dense mats that exclude all other vegetation. It is a threat particularly to the native forest spring ephemerals that have to compete for light and space with this invasive. Lesser celandine is native to Europe and was first introduced into the United States as an ornamental. It is currently sold and widely planted as an ornamental.

What I understood from the articles was that the Primrose Jasmine is evergreen with 1-3 inch long leaves and the blooms are fragrant while the Winter Jasmine is deciduous and blooms on bare branches. Winter Jasmine leaves are only 1 inch long and it is not fragrant. I didn't detect fragrance at all and the branches are not leafed out yet. Otherwise, they look identical! My neighbor mentioned that the branches are squared. Thank you so much for pointing me in the correct direction!