diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/implementation/items/electric/machines/accelerators/TreeGrowthAccelerator.java b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/implementation/items/electric/machines/accelerators/TreeGrowthAccelerator.java
index d79a813b14..24b0158677 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/implementation/items/electric/machines/accelerators/TreeGrowthAccelerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/implementation/items/electric/machines/accelerators/TreeGrowthAccelerator.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import io.github.thebusybiscuit.slimefun4.api.recipes.RecipeType;
 import io.github.thebusybiscuit.slimefun4.implementation.Slimefun;
 import io.github.thebusybiscuit.slimefun4.implementation.SlimefunItems;
-import io.github.thebusybiscuit.slimefun4.utils.SlimefunUtils;
 import io.github.thebusybiscuit.slimefun4.utils.compatibility.VersionedParticle;
 import io.github.thebusybiscuit.slimefun4.utils.itemstack.ItemStackWrapper;
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
@@ -133,6 +132,9 @@ private boolean updateSaplingData(Block machine, Block block, BlockMenu inv, Sap
     }
 
     protected boolean isFertilizer(@Nullable ItemStack item) {
-        return SlimefunUtils.isItemSimilar(item, organicFertilizer, false, false);
+        var id = Slimefun.getItemDataService().getItemData(item);
+
+        return id.map(s -> s.startsWith("FERTILIZER") && SlimefunItems.FERTILIZER.getType() == item.getType())
+                .orElse(false);
     }
 }