diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/entities/gaia/flora_tree_euro_beech.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/entities/gaia/flora_tree_euro_beech.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" standalone="no"?>
+
+<Entity 
+	Parent="template_gaia_flora_tree_euro_beech"
+>
+ 
+ 	<Actor>flora/trees/european_beech.xml</Actor>
+ 
+</Entity>
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diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/entities/template_gaia_flora_tree_euro_beech.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/entities/template_gaia_flora_tree_euro_beech.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" standalone="no"?>
+
+<Entity 
+	Parent="template_gaia_flora_tree"
+>
+	<Traits>
+	
+		<Id>
+			<Internal_Only />
+
+			<Specific>European Beech Tree</Specific>
+ 
+			<Classes>European Beech</Classes>
+
+			<History>The European Beech is common throughout Europe.</History>
+
+		</Id>
+
+	</Traits>
+</Entity>
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