Teeth on edge of leaf few and large

Bark gray and smooth. Leaf-stem long and hairy. Small brown marks (lenticels) on branches. Buds long and sharp (cigar shaped). -- American Beech

Bark is brown, Leaf-stem very short and there are lenticels on the branches. -- American Chestnut

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All trees
- Tree having broad leaves.
  - leaves simple.
    - Leaves and branches alternately arranged.
      - No thorns on branches.
        
        Only one type of leaf on tree.
        
        Leaf unlobed.
        
        Leaf has teeth on th edge.
        
        Leaf-stem is round.
        
        Leaves not heart-shaped and not very wide, but may be long.
        
        Teeth on edge of leaf few and large.

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This key was developed by "bt" in June 1982. It was put into HTML format by Stephen Ostermiller in July 1997. Copies of the entire guide in zip format that may be taken to camp on a laptop are available to those who write.