Two tall trees a birch and a beech

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, but 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 and 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 poked my pecker into.”

Now wipe that smile off your face.