by Hobby » Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:32 pm
Hi, almost certainly Hornbeam, which, has a smooth, green bark and oval jagged edged leaves .
Hornbeam can only be confused with Beach and there are very few of those where you are ( I'm assuming your location from the info you gave ).
Darling buds of may territory you say , so your near Pluckley ?, is it the woodland down Stanford Bridge on the way to Bethersden ?.
I have woodland in Ruckinge not 10 miles from Pluckley.
Welcome by the way.