Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Plant ID request, 4 by brksmith

brksmith wrote:
Hi all, My dad bought this plant last year and it made it through the winter here in Michigan in zone 6a. He buys lots of plants from lots of places, and doesn’t remember where he got this. All he remembers is that it was a unique vertical accent for the garden. It has tiger bark similar to a tiger bark ficus, but making it through our winter, it clearly is NOT a ficus! :-)
He is giving it to me, and I’d like to know what it is. Thanks for any help! The PictureThis app was a bust on this one. Barb