diff --git a/default_settings.txt b/default_settings.txt
index 6aa64b5..3b7ce86 100644
--- a/default_settings.txt
+++ b/default_settings.txt
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ moretrees.dates_item_drop_ichance	= 10 		-- inverse probability of ripe dates dr
 
 -- Sapling settings
 
-moretrees.sapling_interval		= 500
-moretrees.sapling_chance		= 20
+moretrees.sapling_interval		= 100
+moretrees.sapling_chance		= 5
 
 -- If this variable is set to true, drop leaves out as entities during leaf
 -- decay, rather than just disappearing them.
diff --git a/saplings.lua b/saplings.lua
index bd20988..eae0c17 100644
--- a/saplings.lua
+++ b/saplings.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ for i in ipairs(moretrees.treelist) do
 		if moretrees.spawn_saplings then
 			biome_lib:grow_plants({
 				grow_delay = 2,
-				grow_chance = 30,
+				grow_chance = 2,
 				grow_plant = "moretrees:"..treename.."_sapling_ongen",
 				grow_nodes = moretrees[tree_biome].surface,
 				grow_function = moretrees[tree_model],