diff --git a/src/core/terrain.ts b/src/core/terrain.ts
index 47249d3..d319230 100644
--- a/src/core/terrain.ts
+++ b/src/core/terrain.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export const TileType = {
   EMPTY: 1,
   WALL: 4,
   GRASS: 15,
+  GRASS_SAPLINGS: 2,
   EMPTY_DECO: 24,
   WALL_DECO: 12,
   EXIT: 8,
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ export interface TileBehavior {
 export const TILE_DEFINITIONS: Record<number, TileBehavior> = {
   [TileType.EMPTY]: { id: TileType.EMPTY, isBlocking: false, isDestructible: false },
   [TileType.WALL]: { id: TileType.WALL, isBlocking: true, isDestructible: false },
-  [TileType.GRASS]: { id: TileType.GRASS, isBlocking: false, isDestructible: true, isDestructibleByWalk: true, destructsTo: TileType.EMPTY },
+  [TileType.GRASS]: { id: TileType.GRASS, isBlocking: false, isDestructible: true, isDestructibleByWalk: true, destructsTo: TileType.GRASS_SAPLINGS },
+  [TileType.GRASS_SAPLINGS]: { id: TileType.GRASS_SAPLINGS, isBlocking: false, isDestructible: false },
   [TileType.EMPTY_DECO]: { id: TileType.EMPTY_DECO, isBlocking: false, isDestructible: false },
   [TileType.WALL_DECO]: { id: TileType.WALL_DECO, isBlocking: true, isDestructible: false },
   [TileType.EXIT]: { id: TileType.EXIT, isBlocking: false, isDestructible: false },
diff --git a/src/engine/world/generator.ts b/src/engine/world/generator.ts
index 528e2b1..72a666d 100644
--- a/src/engine/world/generator.ts
+++ b/src/engine/world/generator.ts
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ function decorate(width: number, height: number, tiles: Tile[], random: () => nu
         // Create grass patches where noise is above threshold
         if (grassValue > 0.35) {
           tiles[i] = TileType.GRASS;
+        } else if (grassValue > 0.25) {
+          // Transition zone: Saplings around grass clumps
+          tiles[i] = TileType.GRASS_SAPLINGS;
         } else {
           // Floor decorations (moss/rocks): clustered distribution
           const decoValue = decorationNoise.get((x + decorOffset) / 8, (y + decorOffset) / 8);