diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Util.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Util.java
index c1b0ed7bf..067c8115f 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Util.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Util.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
+import org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 
 public class Util
@@ -221,6 +223,7 @@ public class Util
 
 	// The player can stand inside these materials 
 	private static final Set<Integer> AIR_MATERIALS = new HashSet<Integer>();
+	private static final HashSet<Byte> AIR_MATERIALS_TARGET = new HashSet<Byte>();
 	
 	static {
 		AIR_MATERIALS.add(Material.AIR.getId());
@@ -256,7 +259,21 @@ public class Util
 		AIR_MATERIALS.add(Material.MELON_STEM.getId());
 		AIR_MATERIALS.add(Material.VINE.getId());
 		//TODO: Add 1.9 materials
-				
+		
+		for (Integer integer : AIR_MATERIALS)
+		{
+			AIR_MATERIALS_TARGET.add(integer.byteValue());
+		}
+		AIR_MATERIALS_TARGET.add((byte)Material.WATER.getId());
+		AIR_MATERIALS_TARGET.add((byte)Material.STATIONARY_WATER.getId());
+	}
+	
+	public static Location getTarget(final LivingEntity entity) throws Exception {
+		final Block block = entity.getTargetBlock(AIR_MATERIALS_TARGET, 300);
+		if (block == null) {
+			throw new Exception("Not targeting a block");
+		}
+		return block.getLocation();
 	}
 	
 	public static Location getSafeDestination(final Location loc) throws Exception
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbigtree.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbigtree.java
index ded3ffdaf..c6cf83df4 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbigtree.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbigtree.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials.commands;
 
-import com.earth2me.essentials.TargetBlock;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
 import org.bukkit.TreeType;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
@@ -31,14 +30,10 @@ public class Commandbigtree extends EssentialsCommand
 		{
 			throw new NotEnoughArgumentsException();
 		}
-
-		final int[] ignore =
-		{
-			8, 9
-		};		
-		final Location loc = (new TargetBlock(user, 300, 0.2, ignore)).getTargetBlock().getLocation();
+		
+		final Location loc = Util.getTarget(user);
 		final Location safeLocation = Util.getSafeDestination(loc);
-		final boolean success = user.getWorld().generateTree(safeLocation, (TreeType)tree);
+		final boolean success = user.getWorld().generateTree(safeLocation, tree);
 		if (success)
 		{
 			user.sendMessage(Util.i18n("bigTreeSuccess"));
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandtree.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandtree.java
index 8013453ab..26bc9a8ee 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandtree.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandtree.java
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials.commands;
 
-import com.earth2me.essentials.TargetBlock;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
 import org.bukkit.TreeType;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.Util;
-import org.bukkit.Material;
-import org.bukkit.block.Block;
 
 
 public class Commandtree extends EssentialsCommand
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ public class Commandtree extends EssentialsCommand
 	@Override
 	public void run(Server server, User user, String commandLabel, String[] args) throws Exception
 	{
-		Object tree = new Object();
+		TreeType tree;
 		if (args.length < 1)
 		{
 			throw new NotEnoughArgumentsException();
@@ -46,9 +43,9 @@ public class Commandtree extends EssentialsCommand
 		{
 			8, 9
 		};		
-		final Location loc = (new TargetBlock(user, 300, 0.2, ignore)).getTargetBlock().getLocation();
+		final Location loc = Util.getTarget(user);
 		final Location safeLocation = Util.getSafeDestination(loc);
-		final boolean success = user.getWorld().generateTree(safeLocation, (TreeType)tree);
+		final boolean success = user.getWorld().generateTree(safeLocation, tree);
 		if (success)
 		{
 			user.sendMessage(Util.i18n("treeSpawned"));