A: That sounds like red-twig dogwood alright. This plant is in the same family as the much better known dogwood trees (Cornus), except these grow as multi-stem shrubs in the 6- to 8-foot range.

Now the leaves are no longer red now there’s snow in every cloud. Three autumn girls ride through my head two light, one loud. Here in the fall of afternoon they trample leaf, they fracture twig ...

Use this resource to identify dormant trees with just the buds and twigs. It takes a little effort but opens new doors to winter tree identification.