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Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus · Birch family (Betulaceae)

Sharply double-toothed leaf, pleated between the veins; grey, ‘muscular’ trunk.

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Not to be confused with

• Beech: untoothed leaf edge and long buds that stand away from the twig. Difference from beech

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