To add to this- last time I used a sickle on Forestry-bred trees, I got absolutely no saplings. None. Zilch. Not sure what was up with that, maybe it's fixed, maybe it isn't. This was in the previous version of Mindcrack.
There's a significantly lower chance to get saplings on forestry bred trees, it's just luck (or lack of). I know there is a certain item that will allow you to pick up saplings from any forestry bred tree with an 100% chance, but it has 4 or 5 uses. Don't know what it's called, haven't touched trees.To add to this- last time I used a sickle on Forestry-bred trees, I got absolutely no saplings. None. Zilch. Not sure what was up with that, maybe it's fixed, maybe it isn't. This was in the previous version of Mindcrack.
That would be the Grafter. Same cost as a bronze shovel, but as stated, only has about six uses.I know there is a certain item that will allow you to pick up saplings from any forestry bred tree with an 100% chance, but it has 4 or 5 uses. Don't know what it's called, haven't touched trees.
Worse than six uses, it's garunteed drop ONLY works on mutated leaf blocks, nothing else.