diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f4cb116..db9b908 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# next: v0.6.0
+
+- Add image cache layer to SpatialTree.gd (#47, #48)
+
 # v0.5.1
 
 - Raise the camera in TheWoods (#46)
diff --git a/ImageCache.gd b/ImageCache.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6c4727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ImageCache.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+extends Node
+
+# hash(TreeParams.id()) -> Image
+var cache = {}
diff --git a/SpatialTree.gd b/SpatialTree.gd
index 4b1098b..20f1735 100644
--- a/SpatialTree.gd
+++ b/SpatialTree.gd
@@ -6,20 +6,14 @@ export var axiom = "F"
 export var n = 4
 export var delta = 22.5
 export var rules = "F:FF-[-F+F+F]+[+F-F-F]"
+export var image_cache_path: NodePath
+
+const TreeParams = preload("res://TreeParams.gd")
 
 func _ready():
-	$NativeHelp.set("base/rules", rules)
-	$NativeHelp.set("base/axiom", axiom)
-	$NativeHelp.set("base/n", n)
-	$NativeHelp.set("base/delta", delta)
-	$NativeHelp.set("base/stroke_width", stroke_width)
-	$NativeHelp.set("base/stroke_length", stroke_length)
-	
-	var img_with_blank_space:Image = $NativeHelp.make_image()
-	if img_with_blank_space == null:
-		printerr("image wasn't created")
-		return
-	var img = img_with_blank_space.get_rect(img_with_blank_space.get_used_rect())
+	var make_image_start_time = OS.get_ticks_msec()
+	var img = _cached_make_image()
+	print("make image took %d" % (OS.get_ticks_msec() - make_image_start_time))
 	
 	var translate_x = 0.5 - _guess_center_along_bottom(img)
 
@@ -79,3 +73,35 @@ func _guess_center_along_bottom(img: Image) -> float:
 	img.unlock()
 	
 	return found_col * 1.0 / w * 1.0
+
+func _cached_make_image():
+	var params = TreeParams.new()
+	params.stroke_length = stroke_length
+	params.stroke_width = stroke_width
+	params.n = n
+	params.delta = delta
+	params.axiom = axiom
+	params.rules = rules
+	
+	var params_id = params.id()
+	var cache_node = get_node_or_null(image_cache_path)
+	if cache_node and cache_node.cache and cache_node.cache.has(params_id):
+		return cache_node.cache[params_id]
+	else:
+		$NativeHelp.set("base/rules", rules)
+		$NativeHelp.set("base/axiom", axiom)
+		$NativeHelp.set("base/n", n)
+		$NativeHelp.set("base/delta", delta)
+		$NativeHelp.set("base/stroke_width", stroke_width)
+		$NativeHelp.set("base/stroke_length", stroke_length)
+	
+		var make_image_start_time = OS.get_ticks_msec()
+	
+		var img_with_blank_space:Image = $NativeHelp.make_image()
+		if img_with_blank_space == null:
+			printerr("image wasn't created")
+			return
+		var final_img = img_with_blank_space.get_rect(img_with_blank_space.get_used_rect())
+		if cache_node:
+			cache_node.cache[params_id] = final_img
+		return final_img
diff --git a/TheWoods.gd b/TheWoods.gd
index fa0ce6a..9af993d 100644
--- a/TheWoods.gd
+++ b/TheWoods.gd
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 extends Spatial
 
 const SpatialTree = preload("res://SpatialTree.tscn")
+const TreeParams = preload("res://TreeParams.gd")
+const ImageCache = preload("res://ImageCache.gd")
 
-const ROWS = 3
+const ROWS = 10
 const COLS = 10
 const SPACING = 4
 
-class TreeParams:
-	var stroke_width = 2.0
-	var stroke_length = 4.0
-	var axiom = "F"
-	var n = 4
-	var delta = 22.5
-	var rules = "F:FF-[-F+F+F]+[+F-F-F]"
-
 var _samples = []
 
 func _make_samples():
@@ -61,10 +55,15 @@ func _make_samples():
 
 func _ready():
 	_make_samples()
+	var image_cache = ImageCache.new()
+	image_cache.name = "ImageCache"
+	add_child(image_cache)
+	var tree_image_cache_path = NodePath("%s/%s" % [get_path() , "/ImageCache"])
 	
 	for i in range(0,ROWS):
 		for j in range(0, COLS):
 			var tree = SpatialTree.instance()
+			tree.image_cache_path = tree_image_cache_path
 			var sample = _samples[randi()%_samples.size()]
 			tree.n = sample.n
 			tree.rules = sample.rules
diff --git a/TreeParams.gd b/TreeParams.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5bce34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TreeParams.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+extends Resource
+
+var stroke_width = 2.0
+var stroke_length = 4.0
+var axiom = "F"
+var n = 4
+var delta = 22.5
+var rules = "F:FF-[-F+F+F]+[+F-F-F]"
+
+func id() -> String:
+	return "SW:%f_SL:%f_N:%d_D:%f_A:%s_R:%s" % [stroke_width, stroke_length, n, delta, axiom, rules]