diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/com/alttd/cometskyblock/worldgenerator/CometIslandGenerator.java b/plugin/src/main/java/com/alttd/cometskyblock/worldgenerator/CometIslandGenerator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..603bd7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/com/alttd/cometskyblock/worldgenerator/CometIslandGenerator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.alttd.cometskyblock.worldgenerator;
+
+import org.bukkit.World;
+import org.bukkit.generator.BlockPopulator;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class CometIslandGenerator extends CometVoidGenerator {
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull List<BlockPopulator> getDefaultPopulators(World world) {
+        List<BlockPopulator> populators = new ArrayList<>(1);
+        populators.add(new IslandGenerator());
+        return populators;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/com/alttd/cometskyblock/worldgenerator/IslandGenerator.java b/plugin/src/main/java/com/alttd/cometskyblock/worldgenerator/IslandGenerator.java
index b38805d..241554e 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/com/alttd/cometskyblock/worldgenerator/IslandGenerator.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/com/alttd/cometskyblock/worldgenerator/IslandGenerator.java
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public class IslandGenerator extends BlockPopulator {
             // try to add a tree
             if (limitedRegion.isInRegion(startX + treeX, startY + 1, startX + treeZ)) {
                 Location location = new Location(null, startX + treeX, startY + 1, startX + treeZ);
+                // Force air above to clear any flora preventing tree from growing
+                limitedRegion.setType(location.clone().add(0, +1, 0), Material.AIR);
                 // always set a dirt block under the tree location
                 limitedRegion.setType(location.clone().add(0, -1, 0), Material.DIRT);
                 if (!limitedRegion.generateTree(location, random, TreeType.TREE)) {