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American Beech
(c) Ann Haigh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
European Beech
VS
medium difficulty50 rounds · ~25 min
Both have smooth gray bark and similar oval leaves, but American Beech has longer pointed buds and is native to Virginia forests, while European Beech is an introduced ornamental with stockier growth.