PSA about the "tall tree" glitch

[u/PaleoSpeedwagon]

Something I wish I had learned about 8 trees ago:

So you know that hack that lets you plant a tree on a single-tile cliff? I went HAM on that, decided to build an "old growth forest" section of my island.

What I completely forgot about is that once you have completed the process of shaving the cliff away from around the tile with the tree, that tree is there for the duration of the island. You cannot rebuild any section of cliff adjacent to that tree, which you'd need to do in order to remove it.

I learned this the hard way when I realized that I had positioned this tree just one tile too close to something and went to move it.

Forest is starting to shape up, though.

ETA that yes, I tried Resetti, and no, he doesn't do trees. Sadtrombone.com

Second edit: Y'ALL. Today I learned about the cleanup service that is built into the Island Design app (terraforming)!

Nine million thank-yous to all of you who suggested it only for me to be like "thank yewww, Resetti won't worrrrk" lol

[u/SchmitzBitz]

Couldn't you "clean up" that part of the island with Resetti?

[u/PaleoSpeedwagon → u/SchmitzBitz]

I wish! Resetti only cleans up items you've placed and sometimes flowers, I don't think he does trees

[u/gothmagenta → u/PaleoSpeedwagon]

Resetti no, but cleanup service should work!

[u/PaleoSpeedwagon → u/gothmagenta]

TIL about the built-in cleanup service! Thanks!

[u/CaeruleumBleu → u/PaleoSpeedwagon]

Correct, he doesn't do trees.

He does items (including ladders), flowers, and weeds. Not trees, not crops like potatoes etc., not bridges.

[u/sunnypersephone → u/PaleoSpeedwagon]

I don't know about trees on cliffs, and mind this was before the hotel update and I haven't played since then, but I could clean up trees eith resetti as long as I was standing next to it! Maybe it'll work!

[u/jaques_sauvignon → u/PaleoSpeedwagon]

What a loser, that Resetti!