# Creating a forest

**URL:** <https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/creating-a-forest/854>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [October 26, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/creating-a-forest/854 "2015-10-26T15:25:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![bjorn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.mapeditor.org/bjorn/32/1599_2.png) [@bjorn](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/u/bjorn)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/creating-a-forest/854/6 "2015-10-26T20:24:32Z")

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> [@Inanna](#):
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> Here’s a person asking the same thing i want, but the response was not clear and didnt explain it well

Did you read that full thread? In particular the following:

> [@Easy way to create a "border" of objects?](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/easy-way-to-create-a-border-of-objects/645/3):
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> Thanks. Re #1, I think the issue was related to my tileset. Using a tileset with a single image for the entire tree made it look perfect.

For the easiest editing experience, you’ll want to make sure the entire tree is added as a single tile. You if you want free placement rather than being limited to the tile grid, you’ll in addition want to use an object layer to place them instead of a tile layer.

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