Me neither, but Persimmon Trees somehow have Dead Wood Logs.
The Generifier is a Machine you can get in the Midgame that will convert a great number of things into either a more generic version or cycle through its known variants (in case of Mud). Also it does not need Power to work with.
My Flowers grow on Dirt or Sand, not Stone. 
And yes Ores are there, geez why do people keep asking about that…
Well, it would probably be slightly more difficult to get infinite Water, but apart from that I guess its fine.