diff --git a/data/Memory-ng.xml b/data/Memory-ng.xml
index a221f5c5a..a8cf7e6f3 100644
--- a/data/Memory-ng.xml
+++ b/data/Memory-ng.xml
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@
                 <Address name="world_size_y"/>
                 <Group name="block" description="The map block structure.">
                     <Offset name="vein_vector" description="Mineral veins, objects holding tile types under ice, etc..."/>
+                    <Offset name="vegetation_vector" description="All the plants in this block, including farm plats."/>
                     <Offset name="type" description="16x16 x 2B tile type values"/>
                     <Offset name="designation" description="16x16 * 4B designation fields"/>
                     <Offset name="occupancy" description="16x16 * 4B occupancy fields" />
@@ -1961,6 +1962,7 @@
                     <Offset name="vein_vector" value="0x8" />
                     <Offset name="feature_global" value="0x28" />
                     <Offset name="feature_local" value="0x24" />
+                    <Offset name="vegetation_vector" value="0x60" />
                     <Offset name="type" value="0x7a" />
                     <Offset name="designation" value="0x27c" />
                     <Offset name="occupancy" value="0x67c" />
diff --git a/library/include/dfhack/modules/Maps.h b/library/include/dfhack/modules/Maps.h
index 942219591..41f572c0e 100644
--- a/library/include/dfhack/modules/Maps.h
+++ b/library/include/dfhack/modules/Maps.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #include "dfhack/DFExport.h"
 #include "dfhack/DFModule.h"
+#include "Vegetation.h"
+
 namespace DFHack
 {
     /***************************************************************************
@@ -431,7 +433,8 @@ namespace DFHack
                        std::vector<t_spattervein>* splatter = 0,
                        std::vector<t_grassvein>* grass = 0
                       );
-
+        /// read all plants in this block
+        bool ReadVegetation(uint32_t x, uint32_t y, uint32_t z, std::vector<t_tree>* plants);
         private:
         struct Private;
         Private *d;
diff --git a/library/modules/Maps.cpp b/library/modules/Maps.cpp
index 1657b3498..d236cf623 100644
--- a/library/modules/Maps.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Maps.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct Maps::Private
     bool Started;
     bool hasGeology;
     bool hasFeatures;
+    bool hasVeggies;
 
     // map between feature address and the read object
     map <uint32_t, t_feature> local_feature_store;
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ Maps::Maps(DFContextShared* _d)
 
     DFHack::VersionInfo * mem = p->getDescriptor();
     Server::Maps::maps_offsets &off = d->offsets;
-    d->hasFeatures = d->hasGeology = true;
+    d->hasFeatures = d->hasGeology = d->hasVeggies = true;
 
     // get the offsets once here
     OffsetGroup *OG_Maps = mem->getGroup("Maps");
@@ -127,6 +128,16 @@ Maps::Maps(DFContextShared* _d)
         {
             d->hasFeatures = false;
         }
+        try
+        {
+            OffsetGroup * OG_Veg = d->d->offset_descriptor->getGroup("Vegetation");
+            off.vegvector = OG_MapBlock->getOffset ("vegetation_vector");
+            off.tree_desc_offset = OG_Veg->getOffset ("tree_desc_offset");
+        }
+        catch(Error::AllMemdef &)
+        {
+            d->hasVeggies = false;
+        }
     }
     d->OG_vector = mem->getGroup("vector");
 
@@ -901,3 +912,25 @@ bool Maps::ReadGlobalFeatures( std::vector <t_feature> & features)
     return true;
 }
 
+bool Maps::ReadVegetation(uint32_t x, uint32_t y, uint32_t z, std::vector<t_tree>* plants)
+{
+    if(!d->hasVeggies || !d->Started)
+        return false;
+    uint32_t addr = d->block[x*d->y_block_count*d->z_block_count + y*d->z_block_count + z];
+    if(!addr)
+        return false;
+
+    t_tree shrubbery;
+    plants->clear();
+
+    Server::Maps::maps_offsets & off = d->offsets;
+    DfVector<uint32_t> vegptrs(d->owner, addr + off.vegvector);
+    for(int i = 0; i < vegptrs.size(); i++)
+    {
+        d->owner->read (vegptrs[i] + off.tree_desc_offset, sizeof (t_tree), (uint8_t *) &shrubbery);
+        shrubbery.address = vegptrs[i];
+        plants->push_back(shrubbery);
+    }
+    if(plants->empty()) return false;
+    return true;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/library/shm/mod-maps.h b/library/shm/mod-maps.h
index 46c8894eb..56c717b18 100644
--- a/library/shm/mod-maps.h
+++ b/library/shm/mod-maps.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         namespace Maps
         {
 // increment on every change
-#define MAPS_VERSION 4
+#define MAPS_VERSION 5
 typedef struct
 {
     uint32_t map_offset;// = d->offset_descriptor->getAddress ("map_data");
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ typedef struct
     uint32_t occupancy_offset;// = d->offset_descriptor->getOffset ("occupancy");
     uint32_t biome_stuffs;// = d->offset_descriptor->getOffset ("biome_stuffs");
     uint32_t veinvector;// = d->offset_descriptor->getOffset ("v_vein");
+    uint32_t vegvector;
     uint32_t temperature1_offset;
     uint32_t temperature2_offset;
     uint32_t global_feature_offset;
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ typedef struct
     uint32_t world_size_y;// = minfo->getOffset ("world_size_y");
     uint32_t geolayer_geoblock_offset;// = minfo->getOffset ("geolayer_geoblock_offset");
     uint32_t type_inside_geolayer;// = mem->getOffset ("type_inside_geolayer");
+    
+    /*
+     * Vegetation
+     */
+    uint32_t tree_desc_offset;
 } maps_offsets;
 
 typedef struct
diff --git a/tools/examples/treedump.cpp b/tools/examples/treedump.cpp
index 410587173..793bb5966 100644
--- a/tools/examples/treedump.cpp
+++ b/tools/examples/treedump.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,29 @@ using namespace std;
 #define DFHACK_WANT_MISCUTILS
 #include <DFHack.h>
 
+void print_tree( DFHack::Context * DF , DFHack::t_tree & tree)
+{
+    DFHack::Materials * mat = DF->getMaterials();
+
+    printf("%d:%d = ",tree.type,tree.material);
+    if(tree.type == 1 || tree.type == 3)
+    {
+        cout << "near-water ";
+    }
+    cout << mat->organic[tree.material].id << " ";
+    if(tree.type == 0 || tree.type == 1)
+    {
+        cout << "tree";
+    }
+    if(tree.type == 2 || tree.type == 3)
+    {
+        cout << "shrub";
+    }
+    cout << endl;
+    printf("Address: 0x%x\n", tree.address);
+    hexdump(DF,tree.address,13);
+}
+
 int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
 {
     uint32_t addr;
@@ -40,6 +63,7 @@ int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
     DFHack::VersionInfo* mem = DF->getMemoryInfo();
     DFHack::Position * pos = DF->getPosition();
     DFHack::Vegetation * v = DF->getVegetation();
+    DFHack::Maps * mps = DF->getMaps();
     DFHack::Materials * mat = DF->getMaterials();
     mat->ReadOrganicMaterials();
 
@@ -60,30 +84,34 @@ int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
     }
     else
     {
-        cout << "----==== Tree at "<< x << "/" << y << "/" << z << " ====----" << endl;
+        // new method, gets the vector of trees in a block. can show farm plants
+        if(mps->Start())
+        {
+            vector<DFHack::t_tree> alltrees;
+            if(mps->ReadVegetation(x/16,y/16,z,&alltrees))
+            {
+                for(int i = 0 ; i < alltrees.size(); i++)
+                {
+                    DFHack::t_tree & tree = alltrees[i];
+                    // you could take the tree coords from the struct and % them with 16 for use in loops over the whole block
+                    if(tree.x == x && tree.y == y && tree.z == z)
+                    {
+                        cout << "----==== Tree at "<< x << "/" << y << "/" << z << " ====----" << endl;
+                        print_tree(DF, tree);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // old method, gets the tree from the global vegetation vector. can't show farm plants
         for(uint32_t i =0; i < numVegs; i++)
         {
             DFHack::t_tree tree;
             v->Read(i,tree);
             if(tree.x == x && tree.y == y && tree.z == z)
             {
-                printf("%d:%d = ",tree.type,tree.material);
-                if(tree.type == 1 || tree.type == 3)
-                {
-                    cout << "near-water ";
-                }
-                cout << mat->organic[tree.material].id << " ";
-                if(tree.type == 0 || tree.type == 1)
-                {
-                    cout << "tree";
-                }
-                if(tree.type == 2 || tree.type == 3)
-                {
-                    cout << "shrub";
-                }
-                cout << endl;
-                printf("Address: 0x%x\n", tree.address);
-                hexdump(DF,tree.address,13);
+                cout << "----==== Tree at "<< x << "/" << y << "/" << z << " ====----" << endl;
+                print_tree(DF, tree);
                 break;
             }
         }