<p>spiny outer shells of the nuts  and and the actual nuts are three sided.</p>
<p>American Beech tree nuts. Important food for wildlife including black bear, white-tailed deer, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, squirrel, and woodpeckers.  In the past decade, beech trees in the park have been nearly wiped out by the invasive beech bark disease.</p>
<ul><li>Keywords: pictured rocks national lakeshore; piro; beech; beech nuts; american beech; tree</li></ul>
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Taken on 4 September 2017
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