diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/CellMap.cs b/isometric-park-fna/CellMap.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/CellMap.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/CellMap.cs
@@ -184,27 +184,40 @@
 
         }
 
+        public enum CellStatus{
+            Clear,
+            LivingTree,
+            DeadTree
+        }
+
         public class Cell
         {
-            public Boolean _hasTree = false;
+            // public Boolean _hasTree = false;
+            public CellStatus status {
+                get; 
+                private set;
+            }
 
             public Boolean hasTree {
                 get {
-                    return _hasTree;
+                    return this.status == CellStatus.LivingTree;
                 }
             }
 
             public DateTime planted;
 
             public void addTree(DateTime datetime) {
-                this._hasTree = true;
+                this.status = CellStatus.LivingTree;
 
                 this.planted = datetime;
+            }
 
-            }
             public void removeTree() {
-                this._hasTree = false;
+                this.status = CellStatus.Clear;
+            }
 
+            public void markTreeDead() {
+                this.status = CellStatus.DeadTree;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs b/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/FNAGame.cs
@@ -707,15 +707,21 @@
 
                 if (this.simulation.map.cells[i][j].hasTree)
                 { //until we actually simulate:
-                    if ((i + j) % 8 == 0)
-                    {
+                        drawTileAt(i, j, 142, 2);
+                    // if ((i + j) % 8 == 0)
+                    // {
+                    //     drawTileAt(i, j, 141, 2);
+                    // }
+                    // else
+                    // {
+                    //     drawTileAt(i, j, 142, 2);
+                    // }
+                }
+				else if (this.simulation.map.cells[i][j].status == CellStatus.DeadTree) {
                         drawTileAt(i, j, 141, 2);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        drawTileAt(i, j, 142, 2);
-                    }
-                }
+						// System.Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Drew Dead Tree at {0},{1}", i, j));
+
+				}
             }
         }
 #endregion draw_trees
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Simulation.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Simulation.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/Simulation.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Simulation.cs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
             {
                 if (random.NextDouble() > NEIGHBOR_CROWDS_TREE_CHANCE)
                 {
-                    cell.removeTree();
+                    cell.markTreeDead();
                     crowded_out += 1;
                 }
             }