diff --git a/src/main/java/forestry/arboriculture/gadgets/TileLeaves.java b/src/main/java/forestry/arboriculture/gadgets/TileLeaves.java
index 37695f7c5..5cfc69d1c 100755
--- a/src/main/java/forestry/arboriculture/gadgets/TileLeaves.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forestry/arboriculture/gadgets/TileLeaves.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.common.EnumPlantType;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
 
+import forestry.api.arboriculture.EnumTreeChromosome;
 import forestry.api.arboriculture.IAlleleTreeSpecies;
 import forestry.api.arboriculture.IFruitProvider;
 import forestry.api.arboriculture.ILeafTickHandler;
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ public class TileLeaves extends TileTreeContainer implements IPollinatable, IFru
 		if (tree != null) {
 			setTree(tree);
 		} else if (speciesUID != null) {
-			setTree(speciesUID, false);
+			setTree(speciesUID, false, null);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ public class TileLeaves extends TileTreeContainer implements IPollinatable, IFru
 		effectData = tree.doEffect(effectData, worldObj, biome.biomeID, xCoord, yCoord, zCoord);
 	}
 
-	public void setTree(String speciesUID, boolean isPollinatedState) {
+	public void setTree(String speciesUID, boolean isPollinatedState, String fruitAlleleUID) {
 		ITree tree = getTree();
 		if (tree != null && tree.getIdent().equals(speciesUID)) {
 			return;
@@ -201,6 +202,13 @@ public class TileLeaves extends TileTreeContainer implements IPollinatable, IFru
 
 		IAllele[] treeTemplate = PluginArboriculture.treeInterface.getTemplate(speciesUID);
 		if (treeTemplate != null) {
+			if (fruitAlleleUID != null) {
+				IAllele fruitAllele = AlleleManager.alleleRegistry.getAllele(fruitAlleleUID);
+				if (fruitAllele != null) {
+					treeTemplate[EnumTreeChromosome.FRUITS.ordinal()] = fruitAllele;
+				}
+			}
+
 			ITree newTree = PluginArboriculture.treeInterface.templateAsIndividual(treeTemplate);
 			if (isPollinatedState) {
 				newTree.mate(newTree);
@@ -387,9 +395,10 @@ public class TileLeaves extends TileTreeContainer implements IPollinatable, IFru
 		isPollinatedState = packet.isPollinated();
 
 		colourFruits = packet.getColourFruits();
+		String fruitAlleleUID = packet.getFruitAlleleUID();
 
 		speciesUID = packet.getSpeciesUID();
-		setTree(speciesUID, isPollinatedState);
+		setTree(speciesUID, isPollinatedState, fruitAlleleUID);
 
 		worldObj.func_147479_m(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/forestry/arboriculture/network/PacketLeafUpdate.java b/src/main/java/forestry/arboriculture/network/PacketLeafUpdate.java
index 363e0cf80..f4eae80cd 100755
--- a/src/main/java/forestry/arboriculture/network/PacketLeafUpdate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forestry/arboriculture/network/PacketLeafUpdate.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
+import forestry.api.arboriculture.EnumTreeChromosome;
 import forestry.api.arboriculture.ITree;
 import forestry.arboriculture.gadgets.TileLeaves;
 import forestry.core.network.ForestryPacket;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ public class PacketLeafUpdate extends ForestryPacket implements ILocatedPacket {
 
 	private byte leafState = 0;
 	private int colourFruits = -1;
+	private String fruitAlleleUID;
 	private String speciesUID = "";
 	
 	public PacketLeafUpdate() {
@@ -47,15 +49,13 @@ public class PacketLeafUpdate extends ForestryPacket implements ILocatedPacket {
 		leafState = 0;
 		if (leaves.hasFruit()) {
 			leafState |= hasFruitFlag;
+			fruitAlleleUID = leaves.getTree().getGenome().getActiveAllele(EnumTreeChromosome.FRUITS).getUID();
+			colourFruits = leaves.getFruitColour();
 		}
 		if (leaves.isPollinated()) {
 			leafState |= isPollinatedFlag;
 		}
 
-		if (leaves.hasFruit()) {
-			colourFruits = leaves.getFruitColour();
-		}
-
 		ITree tree = leaves.getTree();
 		if (tree != null) {
 			speciesUID = tree.getIdent();
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ public class PacketLeafUpdate extends ForestryPacket implements ILocatedPacket {
 		data.writeShort(posZ);
 		data.writeByte(leafState);
 		data.writeUTF(speciesUID);
-		data.writeInt(colourFruits);
+
+		if (isFruitLeaf()) {
+			data.writeUTF(fruitAlleleUID);
+			data.writeInt(colourFruits);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	@Override
@@ -79,9 +83,13 @@ public class PacketLeafUpdate extends ForestryPacket implements ILocatedPacket {
 		posZ = data.readShort();
 		leafState = data.readByte();
 		speciesUID = data.readUTF();
-		colourFruits = data.readInt();
-	}
 
+		if (isFruitLeaf()) {
+			fruitAlleleUID = data.readUTF();
+			colourFruits = data.readInt();
+		}
+	}
+	
 	public boolean isFruitLeaf() {
 		return (leafState & hasFruitFlag) > 0;
 	}
@@ -90,6 +98,10 @@ public class PacketLeafUpdate extends ForestryPacket implements ILocatedPacket {
 		return (leafState & isPollinatedFlag) > 0;
 	}
 
+	public String getFruitAlleleUID() {
+		return fruitAlleleUID;
+	}
+
 	public int getColourFruits() {
 		return colourFruits;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/forestry/core/genetics/SpeciesRoot.java b/src/main/java/forestry/core/genetics/SpeciesRoot.java
index 23b71854d..02b90f065 100755
--- a/src/main/java/forestry/core/genetics/SpeciesRoot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forestry/core/genetics/SpeciesRoot.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 package forestry.core.genetics;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ public abstract class SpeciesRoot implements ISpeciesRoot {
 
 	@Override
 	public IAllele[] getTemplate(String identifier) {
-		return speciesTemplates.get(identifier);
+		IAllele[] template = speciesTemplates.get(identifier);
+		return Arrays.copyOf(template, template.length);
 	}
 
 	/* MUTATIONS */