I'm very embarassed!
Canada Bonsai thinks this NOT Fagus crenata. I was told it was a Japanese beech, so could it be a Fagus japonica? The leaves are definitely beech, just a lot smaller. They do not feel like those of the hornbeam, and the edges are not toothed. The buds are the typical beech type, long and pointed This is a photo of the bark, altho it doesn't look very helpful for identification purposes.
Anybody have any ideas? In the end, of course, it doesn't matter as I work on it. I'll simply call it a little beech!
I also misnamed the American beech, should be grandifolia, not grandiflora. I'm obviously not at my best today.