Two Trees

Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the
woods. A small tree begins to grow between them, and
the beech says to the birch, "Is that a son of a beech or
a son of a birch?"

The birch says he cannot tell. Just then a woodpecker
lands on the sapling. The birch says, "Woodpecker, you
are a tree expert. Can you tell if that is a son of a beech
or a son of a birch?"

The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree. He replies,
"It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch. It is,
however, the best piece of ash I have ever put my pecker in."