Striped maple is not a very preferred browse species in most areas,although they do browse it heavily when there's little lese to eat.The good thing about it is,it's very resitant to overbrowsing.The bad thing is,it grows out of the deer's reach very fast.

Beech is not a preferred browse species at all and it does not make good habitat.It takes many years for it to provide mast and the mast crops can ve very spotty and they don't last long.Beech is considered an indicator species.That means,based on the severity of browsing on beech,it can indicate how poor the habitat is.Deer generally will not touch beech unless they have no other choice.If the beech and striped maple are getting browsed heavily,your habitat stinks.