diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 88bc663f4..b658d0486 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.polydev</groupId>
             <artifactId>gaea</artifactId>
-            <version>1.10.82</version>
+            <version>1.10.83</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/population/TreePopulator.java b/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/population/TreePopulator.java
index 0747dd162..2741909c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/population/TreePopulator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/population/TreePopulator.java
@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@ public class TreePopulator extends GaeaBlockPopulator {
             int att = 0;
             for(int i = 0; i < b.getDecorator().getTreeDensity() && att < max; ) {
                 att++;
-                int y = WorldUtil.getHighestValidSpawnAt(chunk, x, z);
-                if(y <= 0) continue;
+                int y = 255;
+                while(y > 1) {
+                    if(chunk.getBlock(x, y, z).getType().isAir() && chunk.getBlock(x, y-1, z).getType().isSolid()) break;
+                    y--;
+                }
+                if(y == 0) continue;
                 origin = chunk.getBlock(x, y, z).getLocation().add(0, 1, 0);
                 b = grid.getBiome(origin, GenerationPhase.POPULATE);
                 try {