diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/Actor.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/Actor.kt
index 93c1188b1..a807dfc47 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/Actor.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/Actor.kt
@@ -51,10 +51,19 @@ abstract class Actor : Comparable<Actor>, Runnable {
         OVERLAY // screen overlay, not affected by lightmap
     }
 
-    abstract fun update(delta: Float)
+    open fun update(delta: Float) {
+        if (!canBeDespawned) flagDespawn = false // actively deny despawning request if cannot be despawned
+        if (canBeDespawned && flagDespawn) {
+            despawn()
+            despawned = true
+        }
+    }
 
     var actorValue = ActorValue(this)
     @Volatile var flagDespawn = false
+    @Transient var despawnHook: (Actor) -> Unit = {}
+    @Transient open val canBeDespawned = true
+    @Volatile internal var despawned = false
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
         if (other == null) return false
@@ -84,6 +93,12 @@ abstract class Actor : Comparable<Actor>, Runnable {
         }
     }
 
+    open fun despawn() {
+        if (canBeDespawned) {
+            despawnHook(this)
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * ActorValue change event handler
      *
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/ActorWithBody.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/ActorWithBody.kt
index 9c455a5b5..91aecd9f0 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/ActorWithBody.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/ActorWithBody.kt
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ open class ActorWithBody : Actor {
     }
 
     override fun update(delta: Float) {
+        super.update(delta)
 
         // re-scale hitbox
         // it's just much better to poll them than use perfectly-timed setter because latter simply cannot exist
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/TerrarumIngame.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/TerrarumIngame.kt
index 59fdafa45..52243c936 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/TerrarumIngame.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/TerrarumIngame.kt
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ open class TerrarumIngame(batch: FlippingSpriteBatch) : IngameInstance(batch) {
             val actor = actorContainerActive[i]
             val actorIndex = i
             // kill actors flagged to despawn
-            if (actor.flagDespawn) {
+            if (actor.despawned) {
                 queueActorRemoval(actor)
                 actorContainerSize -= 1
                 i-- // array removed 1 elem, so we also decrement counter by 1
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/Cultivable.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/Cultivable.kt
index 0b71fedf2..c0e8320d3 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/Cultivable.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/Cultivable.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import net.torvald.terrarum.App.printdbg
 import net.torvald.terrarum.blockproperties.Block
 import net.torvald.terrarum.gamecontroller.KeyToggler
 import net.torvald.terrarum.gameitems.ItemID
+import net.torvald.terrarum.modulebasegame.gameitems.PickaxeCore
 import net.torvald.terrarum.modulebasegame.worldgenerator.Treegen
 import net.torvald.terrarumsansbitmap.gdx.TextureRegionPack
 
@@ -73,6 +74,16 @@ open class SaplingBase(val species: Int) : Cultivable(72000) {
         (sprite as SheetSpriteAnimation).currentRow = species
         (sprite as SheetSpriteAnimation).currentFrame = variant
 
+        // check for soil
+        val groundTile = INGAME.world.getTileFromTerrain(intTilewiseHitbox.startX.toInt(), intTilewiseHitbox.endY.toInt() + 1)
+        if (BlockCodex[groundTile].hasNoTagOf("CULTIVABLE")) {
+            despawnHook = {
+                printdbg(this, "Sapling despawn!")
+                PickaxeCore.dropItem("item@basegame:${160 + species}", intTilewiseHitbox.canonicalX.toInt(), intTilewiseHitbox.canonicalY.toInt())
+            }
+            flagDespawn()
+        }
+
         if (!flagDespawn) {
             tickGrowthCounter()
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureBase.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureBase.kt
index d0acb5de8..a1369d71a 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureBase.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureBase.kt
@@ -451,14 +451,12 @@ open class FixtureBase : ActorWithBody, CuedByTerrainChange {
     }
 
     /** force disable despawn when inventory is not empty */
-    open val canBeDespawned: Boolean get() = inventory?.isEmpty() ?: true
-
-    @Transient open var despawnHook: (FixtureBase) -> Unit = {}
+    override val canBeDespawned: Boolean get() = inventory?.isEmpty() ?: true
 
     /**
      * Removes this instance of the fixture from the world
      */
-    open fun despawn() {
+    override fun despawn() {
 
         if (canBeDespawned) {
             printdbg(this, "despawn at T${INGAME.WORLD_UPDATE_TIMER}: ${nameFun()}")
@@ -493,16 +491,10 @@ open class FixtureBase : ActorWithBody, CuedByTerrainChange {
         INGAME.queueActorAddition(DroppedItem(drop, hitbox.startX, hitbox.startY - 1.0))
     }
 
-    protected var dropItem = false
-
     /**
      * This function MUST BE super-called for make despawn call to work at all.
      */
     override fun update(delta: Float) {
-        if (!canBeDespawned) flagDespawn = false // actively deny despawning request if cannot be despawned
-        if (canBeDespawned && flagDespawn) despawn()
-        if (canBeDespawned && dropItem) dropSelfAsAnItem()
-        // actual actor removal is performed by the TerrarumIngame.killOrKnockdownActors
         super.update(delta)
     }
 
@@ -514,8 +506,10 @@ open class FixtureBase : ActorWithBody, CuedByTerrainChange {
             actorBlockFillingFunction()
         }
         if (!canBeDespawned) flagDespawn = false
-        if (canBeDespawned && flagDespawn) despawn()
-        if (canBeDespawned && dropItem) dropSelfAsAnItem()
+        if (canBeDespawned && flagDespawn) {
+            despawn()
+            despawned = true
+        }
         // actual actor removal is performed by the TerrarumIngame.killOrKnockdownActors
         super.update(delta)
     }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureJukebox.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureJukebox.kt
index 31208eadf..498b0a5b0 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureJukebox.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureJukebox.kt
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ class FixtureJukebox : Electric, PlaysMusic {
         App.audioMixerReloadHooks[this] = {
             loadConvolver(musicTracks[musicNowPlaying])
         }
+
+        despawnHook = {
+            stopGracefully()
+        }
     }
 
     @Transient override var lightBoxList = arrayListOf(Lightbox(Hitbox(0.0, 0.0, TILE_SIZED * 2, TILE_SIZED * 3), Cvec(0.44f, 0.41f, 0.40f, 0.2f)))
@@ -228,8 +232,6 @@ class FixtureJukebox : Electric, PlaysMusic {
         }
     }
 
-    @Transient override var despawnHook: (FixtureBase) -> Unit = { stopGracefully() }
-
     override fun reload() {
         super.reload()
         // cannot resume playback, just stop the music