diff --git a/rust/src/constants/buildings.rs b/rust/src/constants/buildings.rs
index 92ce0378..baaaab86 100644
--- a/rust/src/constants/buildings.rs
+++ b/rust/src/constants/buildings.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ use crate::world::BuildingKind;
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
 pub enum TileSpec {
     Single(u32, u32),
+    /// Multiple sprite variants at (col, row). First entry is the base atlas layer.
+    /// Extra variants are appended to the atlas after autotile extras.
+    Pick(&'static [(u32, u32)]),
     Quad([(u32, u32); 4]),  // [TL, TR, BL, BR]
     External(&'static str), // asset path, e.g. "sprites/house.png"
 }
@@ -702,7 +705,7 @@ pub const BUILDING_REGISTRY: &[BuildingDef] = &[
     BuildingDef {
         kind: BuildingKind::TreeNode,
         display: DisplayCategory::Hidden,
-        tile: TileSpec::Single(13, 9),
+        tile: TileSpec::Pick(&[(13, 9), (14, 9), (15, 9), (16, 9), (17, 9)]),
         hp: 1.0,
         cost: 0,
         label: "Tree Node",
@@ -912,3 +915,198 @@ pub fn autotile_col(kind: BuildingKind, variant: u16) -> f32 {
     let extra_base = BUILDING_REGISTRY.len() + order * AUTOTILE_EXTRA_PER_KIND;
     (extra_base as u16 + variant - 1) as f32
 }
+
+// ── Pick tile variant helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Total extra atlas layers from Pick tile specs (all variants beyond the first).
+pub fn pick_total_extra_layers() -> usize {
+    BUILDING_REGISTRY
+        .iter()
+        .map(|d| match d.tile {
+            TileSpec::Pick(v) if v.len() > 1 => v.len() - 1,
+            _ => 0,
+        })
+        .sum()
+}
+
+/// Atlas layer index for the k-th variant (0-based) of a Pick tile kind.
+/// Variant 0 maps to the base tileset index. Variants 1+ are in the pick extras
+/// region, which follows the autotile extras region.
+/// Returns None if kind is not Pick or k >= variant count.
+pub fn pick_variant_atlas_layer(kind: BuildingKind, k: usize) -> Option<usize> {
+    let def = BUILDING_REGISTRY.iter().find(|d| d.kind == kind)?;
+    let TileSpec::Pick(variants) = def.tile else {
+        return None;
+    };
+    if k >= variants.len() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    if k == 0 {
+        return Some(tileset_index(kind) as usize);
+    }
+    // Pick extras start after base layers + autotile extras.
+    let pick_extras_base = BUILDING_REGISTRY.len() + autotile_total_extra_layers();
+    // Count how many pick extra slots come before this kind.
+    let mut offset = 0usize;
+    for d in BUILDING_REGISTRY {
+        if d.kind == kind {
+            break;
+        }
+        if let TileSpec::Pick(v) = d.tile {
+            if v.len() > 1 {
+                offset += v.len() - 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Some(pick_extras_base + offset + k - 1)
+}
+
+/// Deterministic per-position variant index for a Pick tile kind (0-based).
+/// Uses integer grid coordinates derived from world position.
+pub fn pick_variant_for_pos(kind: BuildingKind, wx: f32, wy: f32) -> usize {
+    let def = match BUILDING_REGISTRY.iter().find(|d| d.kind == kind) {
+        Some(d) => d,
+        None => return 0,
+    };
+    let count = match def.tile {
+        TileSpec::Pick(v) => v.len(),
+        _ => return 0,
+    };
+    if count <= 1 {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    // Grid-coordinate hash: stable across f32 representation changes.
+    let cell = crate::world::CELL as i32;
+    let gx = (wx / cell as f32).round() as i32;
+    let gy = (wy / cell as f32).round() as i32;
+    let h = (gx.wrapping_mul(374761393i32) ^ gy.wrapping_mul(668265263i32)) as u32;
+    h as usize % count
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::world::BuildingKind;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tree_node_uses_pick_tile() {
+        let def = building_def(BuildingKind::TreeNode);
+        assert!(
+            matches!(def.tile, TileSpec::Pick(_)),
+            "TreeNode must use TileSpec::Pick for multi-variant sprites"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tree_node_has_at_least_four_variants() {
+        let def = building_def(BuildingKind::TreeNode);
+        let TileSpec::Pick(variants) = def.tile else {
+            panic!("TreeNode tile is not Pick");
+        };
+        assert!(
+            variants.len() >= 4,
+            "TreeNode must have at least 4 sprite variants, got {}",
+            variants.len()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pick_variant_for_pos_is_deterministic() {
+        // Same position always yields the same variant.
+        let v1 = pick_variant_for_pos(BuildingKind::TreeNode, 256.0, 512.0);
+        let v2 = pick_variant_for_pos(BuildingKind::TreeNode, 256.0, 512.0);
+        assert_eq!(v1, v2, "variant selection must be deterministic");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pick_variant_for_pos_in_bounds() {
+        let def = building_def(BuildingKind::TreeNode);
+        let TileSpec::Pick(variants) = def.tile else {
+            panic!("TreeNode tile is not Pick");
+        };
+        let count = variants.len();
+        // Test a range of positions -- all must produce a valid variant index.
+        for gx in -5i32..=5 {
+            for gy in -5i32..=5 {
+                let wx = gx as f32 * crate::world::CELL as f32;
+                let wy = gy as f32 * crate::world::CELL as f32;
+                let v = pick_variant_for_pos(BuildingKind::TreeNode, wx, wy);
+                assert!(
+                    v < count,
+                    "variant {} out of bounds for pos ({},{})",
+                    v,
+                    wx,
+                    wy
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pick_variant_for_pos_produces_multiple_distinct_variants() {
+        // Across a grid of positions, we should see more than one distinct variant.
+        let mut seen = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+        for gx in 0..10i32 {
+            for gy in 0..10i32 {
+                let wx = gx as f32 * crate::world::CELL as f32;
+                let wy = gy as f32 * crate::world::CELL as f32;
+                seen.insert(pick_variant_for_pos(BuildingKind::TreeNode, wx, wy));
+            }
+        }
+        assert!(
+            seen.len() >= 4,
+            "expected at least 4 distinct variants across 100 positions, got {}",
+            seen.len()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pick_variant_atlas_layer_variant0_is_base() {
+        let base = tileset_index(BuildingKind::TreeNode) as usize;
+        let layer0 = pick_variant_atlas_layer(BuildingKind::TreeNode, 0);
+        assert_eq!(
+            layer0,
+            Some(base),
+            "variant 0 must map to base tileset_index"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pick_variant_atlas_layer_extras_are_contiguous_after_autotile() {
+        let def = building_def(BuildingKind::TreeNode);
+        let TileSpec::Pick(variants) = def.tile else {
+            panic!("TreeNode tile is not Pick");
+        };
+        let count = variants.len();
+        let extras_base = BUILDING_REGISTRY.len() + autotile_total_extra_layers();
+        // Variant 1 is the first pick extra.
+        let layer1 = pick_variant_atlas_layer(BuildingKind::TreeNode, 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            layer1,
+            Some(extras_base),
+            "variant 1 must be first pick extra layer"
+        );
+        // All variants must have distinct atlas layers.
+        let layers: Vec<_> = (0..count)
+            .filter_map(|k| pick_variant_atlas_layer(BuildingKind::TreeNode, k))
+            .collect();
+        let unique: std::collections::HashSet<_> = layers.iter().collect();
+        assert_eq!(
+            layers.len(),
+            unique.len(),
+            "all variant atlas layers must be distinct"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pick_variant_atlas_layer_oob_returns_none() {
+        let def = building_def(BuildingKind::TreeNode);
+        let TileSpec::Pick(variants) = def.tile else {
+            panic!("TreeNode tile is not Pick");
+        };
+        assert!(
+            pick_variant_atlas_layer(BuildingKind::TreeNode, variants.len()).is_none(),
+            "out-of-bounds variant index must return None"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust/src/render.rs b/rust/src/render.rs
index 09e5bf61..91ca0eb6 100644
--- a/rust/src/render.rs
+++ b/rust/src/render.rs
@@ -1052,7 +1052,9 @@ fn spawn_world_tilemap(
         assert_eq!(
             img.height(),
             crate::world::ATLAS_CELL
-                * (btiles.len() + crate::constants::autotile_total_extra_layers()) as u32,
+                * (btiles.len()
+                    + crate::constants::autotile_total_extra_layers()
+                    + crate::constants::pick_total_extra_layers()) as u32,
             "building atlas height mismatch"
         );
     }
diff --git a/rust/src/tests/terrain_visual.rs b/rust/src/tests/terrain_visual.rs
index 3a36504d..6bf49d7f 100644
--- a/rust/src/tests/terrain_visual.rs
+++ b/rust/src/tests/terrain_visual.rs
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ pub fn tick(
         let tile_idx = grid.cells[idx].terrain.tileset_index(idx);
         let label = match world::TERRAIN_TILES[tile_idx as usize] {
             world::TileSpec::Single(c, r) => format!("({},{})", c, r),
+            world::TileSpec::Pick(v) => format!("pick@({},{})", v[0].0, v[0].1),
             world::TileSpec::Quad(q) => format!("2x2@({},{})", q[0].0, q[0].1),
             world::TileSpec::External(p) => format!("ext:{}", p),
         };
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ pub fn tick(
             let btiles = world::building_tiles();
             let label = match btiles[tile_idx as usize] {
                 crate::constants::TileSpec::Single(c, r) => format!("({},{})", c, r),
+                crate::constants::TileSpec::Pick(v) => format!("pick@({},{})", v[0].0, v[0].1),
                 crate::constants::TileSpec::Quad(q) => format!("2x2@({},{})", q[0].0, q[0].1),
                 crate::constants::TileSpec::External(p) => format!("ext:{}", p),
             };
diff --git a/rust/src/ui/build_menu.rs b/rust/src/ui/build_menu.rs
index 2c29c9d0..8596e16b 100644
--- a/rust/src/ui/build_menu.rs
+++ b/rust/src/ui/build_menu.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,16 @@ fn init_sprite_cache(
                 cache._handles.push(h.clone());
                 h
             }
+            TileSpec::Pick(variants) => {
+                // Show the first variant in the build menu (non-buildable in practice,
+                // but handle the match arm for completeness).
+                let (col, row) = variants.first().copied().unwrap_or((0, 0));
+                let img =
+                    extract_quad_tile(&atlas, [(col, row), (col, row), (col, row), (col, row)]);
+                let h = images.add(img);
+                cache._handles.push(h.clone());
+                h
+            }
         };
 
         let tex_id = contexts.add_image(EguiTextureHandle::Weak(handle.id()));
diff --git a/rust/src/world/autotile.rs b/rust/src/world/autotile.rs
index 808c694f..fd0d529f 100644
--- a/rust/src/world/autotile.rs
+++ b/rust/src/world/autotile.rs
@@ -224,6 +224,27 @@ fn build_tile_strip(
     for (layer, spec) in tiles.iter().enumerate() {
         let l = layer as u32;
         match *spec {
+            crate::constants::TileSpec::Pick(variants) => {
+                // Bake the first variant as the base layer; extras are appended later.
+                let (col, row) = variants.first().copied().unwrap_or((0, 0));
+                let src_x = col * cell_size;
+                let src_y = row * cell_size;
+                for ty in 0..sprite {
+                    for tx in 0..sprite {
+                        let si = ((src_y + ty) * atlas_width + (src_x + tx)) as usize * 4;
+                        for oy in 0..scale {
+                            for ox in 0..scale {
+                                let di = (l * out_size * out_size
+                                    + (ty * scale + oy) * out_size
+                                    + (tx * scale + ox))
+                                    as usize
+                                    * 4;
+                                data[di..di + 4].copy_from_slice(&atlas_data[si..si + 4]);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             crate::constants::TileSpec::Single(col, row) => {
                 // Nearest-neighbor 4x upscale: each 16px src pixel -> 4x4 dst pixels
                 let src_x = col * cell_size;
@@ -441,6 +462,38 @@ pub fn build_building_atlas(
         extra_count += crate::constants::AUTOTILE_EXTRA_PER_KIND as u32;
     }
 
+    // Append Pick extra variant layers (variants 1..N-1 for each Pick kind).
+    let atlas_data = atlas.data.as_ref().expect("atlas image has no data");
+    let atlas_width = atlas.width();
+    let cell_size = CELL as u32;
+    let sprite = SPRITE_SIZE as u32;
+    let scale = out_size / sprite;
+    for def in crate::constants::BUILDING_REGISTRY {
+        let crate::constants::TileSpec::Pick(variants) = def.tile else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        // Skip the first variant (already baked as base layer).
+        for &(col, row) in variants.iter().skip(1) {
+            let src_x = col * cell_size;
+            let src_y = row * cell_size;
+            let mut layer_data = vec![0u8; layer_bytes];
+            for ty in 0..sprite {
+                for tx in 0..sprite {
+                    let si = ((src_y + ty) * atlas_width + (src_x + tx)) as usize * 4;
+                    for oy in 0..scale {
+                        for ox in 0..scale {
+                            let di =
+                                ((ty * scale + oy) * out_size + (tx * scale + ox)) as usize * 4;
+                            layer_data[di..di + 4].copy_from_slice(&atlas_data[si..si + 4]);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            data.extend_from_slice(&layer_data);
+            extra_count += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
     let total_layers = base_layers + extra_count;
     let mut img = Image::new(
         Extent3d {
diff --git a/rust/src/world/buildings.rs b/rust/src/world/buildings.rs
index ab901da6..9da0d9cb 100644
--- a/rust/src/world/buildings.rs
+++ b/rust/src/world/buildings.rs
@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@ pub fn place_building(
     dirty_writers: Option<&mut DirtyWriters>,
 ) -> Result<usize, &'static str> {
     use crate::components::*;
-    use crate::constants::{building_def, tileset_index};
+    use crate::constants::{
+        building_def, pick_variant_atlas_layer, pick_variant_for_pos, tileset_index,
+    };
 
     let def = building_def(kind);
 
@@ -415,13 +417,20 @@ pub fn place_building(
     entity_map.set_entity(slot, entity);
 
     // GPU state
+    // For Pick tile kinds, select a deterministic variant from the world position.
+    let tile_layer = if matches!(def.tile, crate::constants::TileSpec::Pick(_)) {
+        let variant = pick_variant_for_pos(kind, snapped.x, snapped.y);
+        pick_variant_atlas_layer(kind, variant).unwrap_or(tileset_index(kind) as usize) as u16
+    } else {
+        tileset_index(kind)
+    };
     push_building_gpu_updates(
         slot,
         kind,
         snapped,
         faction,
         hp,
-        tileset_index(kind),
+        tile_layer,
         def.is_tower,
         gpu_updates,
     );