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
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 using SpriteFontPlus;
 using isometricparkfna;
 using System.Diagnostics;
-
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 class FNAGame : Game
 {
@@ -45,13 +45,15 @@
 
 	//new tile stuff
 	TileMap myMap = new TileMap();
-	int squaresAcross = 25;
-	int squaresDown = 25;
+	int squaresAcross = 50;
+	int squaresDown = 50;
 	int baseOffsetX = -14;
 	int baseOffsetY = -14;
 
 	GraphicsDevice device;
 
+	TileMap map;
+
 
 	private static void Main(string[] args)
 	{
@@ -78,6 +80,21 @@
 		//gdm.SynchronizeWithVerticalRetrace = false;
 		IsFixedTimeStep = false;
 
+		this.map = new TileMap(this.squaresAcross, this.squaresDown);
+
+		foreach (List<Cell> row in this.map.cells)
+		{
+			foreach (Cell cell in row)
+			{
+				if (this.random_generator.NextDouble() > 0.75)
+				{
+					cell.hasTree = true;
+				}
+
+
+			}
+		}
+
 		Content.RootDirectory = "Content";
 
 
@@ -262,7 +279,7 @@
 						Tile.TileSetTexture,
 							new Rectangle(
 									(x * Tile.TileStepX) - offsetX + rowOffset + baseOffsetX,
-									(y * Tile.TileStepY) - offsetY + baseOffsetY,
+									(y * Tile.TileStepY) - offsetY + baseOffsetY-(Tile.TileHeight*(height-1)),
 									Tile.TileWidth, Tile.TileHeight*height),
 						Tile.GetExtendedSourceRectangle(tileIndex, height),
 						Color.White,
@@ -315,9 +332,9 @@
 				batch.Draw(
 					Tile.TileSetTexture,
                         new Rectangle(
-                                (4*((x * Tile.TileStepX)) - offsetX + 4*rowOffset + 4*baseOffsetX),
-                                (4*((y * Tile.TileStepY)) - offsetY + 4*baseOffsetY),
-								4 * Tile.TileWidth, 4 * Tile.TileHeight),
+                                ((x * Tile.TileStepX) - offsetX + rowOffset + baseOffsetX),
+                                ((y * Tile.TileStepY) - offsetY + baseOffsetY),
+                                Tile.TileWidth, Tile.TileHeight),
 					Tile.GetSourceRectangle(1),
 					Color.White,
 						0.0f,
@@ -395,6 +412,22 @@
         }//*/
 
 
+		for (int i = 0; i < this.map.MapHeight; i++)
+		{
+			for (int j = 0; j < this.map.MapWidth; j += 1)
+			{
+				//Warning: creates a flashing effect because tree positions update every 1/60th of a second
+
+				if (this.map.cells[i][j].hasTree)
+				{
+					drawTileAt(i, j, 142, 2);
+				}
+
+
+			}
+		}
+
+
 		batch.End();
 
 		batch.Begin(SpriteSortMode.BackToFront,
@@ -412,6 +445,9 @@
 		batch.DrawString(font, camera.position.ToString(), new Vector2(190, 33), Color.Black, 0.0f, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0.5f);
 		batch.DrawString(font, camera.position.ToString(), new Vector2(189, 32), Color.White, 0.0f, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0.49f);
 
+		batch.DrawString(font, this.map.trees.ToString(), new Vector2(330, 33), Color.Black, 0.0f, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0.5f);
+		batch.DrawString(font, this.map.trees.ToString(), new Vector2(329, 32), Color.White, 0.0f, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0.49f);
+
 		batch.End();
 
 
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/TileMap.cs b/isometric-park-fna/TileMap.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/TileMap.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/TileMap.cs
@@ -11,13 +11,59 @@
 
     public class TileMap
     {
-        //public List<List<Tile>> Tiles;
+        public List<List<Cell>> cells;
         public int MapWidth = 50;
         public int MapHeight = 50;
 
+        public int trees
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                int count = 0;
+                foreach (List<Cell> row in cells)
+                {
+                    foreach (Cell cell in row)
+                    {
+                        if (cell.hasTree)
+                        {
+                            count++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                return count;
+            }
+        }
+
         public TileMap()
         {
+            //TileMap(MapWidth, MapHeight);
+        }
+
+        public TileMap(int width, int height)
+        {
+            this.MapWidth = width;
+            this.MapHeight = height;
+
+            this.cells = new List<List<Cell>>();
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < height; i++)
+            {
+                List<Cell> newRow = new List<Cell>();
+                for (int j = 0; j < width; j++)
+                {
+                    newRow.Add(new Cell());
+                }
+
+                this.cells.Add(newRow);
+            }
 
         }
+
+        
+    }
+
+    public class Cell
+    {
+        public Boolean hasTree = false;
     }
 }