Unity 5: Create stand-in geometry for Terrain trees to bake correct lightmaps

PlaceTreeShadowCasters.cs

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.Rendering;
using UnityEditor;

public class PlaceTreeShadowCasters 
{

	[@MenuItem ("Terrain/Place Tree Shadow Casters")]
	static void Run()
	{
		Terrain terrain = Terrain.activeTerrain;
		if (terrain == null ) 
		{
			return;
		}
		
		TerrainData td = terrain.terrainData;
	
		GameObject parent = new GameObject("Tree Shadow Casters");
		foreach (TreeInstance tree in td.treeInstances) 
		{
			Vector3 pos = Vector3.Scale(tree.position, td.size) + terrain.transform.position;

			TreePrototype treeProt = td.treePrototypes[tree.prototypeIndex];
			GameObject prefab = treeProt.prefab;
			
			GameObject obj = GameObject.Instantiate(prefab, pos, Quaternion.AngleAxis(tree.rotation, Vector3.up)) as GameObject;
			MeshRenderer renderer = obj.GetComponent<MeshRenderer>();
			renderer.receiveShadows = false;
			renderer.shadowCastingMode = ShadowCastingMode.On;
			GameObjectUtility.SetStaticEditorFlags(obj, StaticEditorFlags.LightmapStatic);
			
			Transform t = obj.transform;
			t.localScale = new Vector3(tree.widthScale, tree.heightScale, tree.widthScale);
			t.parent = parent.transform;
		}
    }  
}

Hello ! I stepped on this on Unity Answers, [edited] Ok, I (mostly) solved my issue thanks to you !
T-H-A-N-K - Y-O-U - ! ! !

Tip : To get it to work with LOD trees, just replace GetComponent on line 28 by GetComponentInChildren And... TaDaaa !

But it doesn't copy rotation, do you know how to fix this ?

[Edit] I have another issue with my own version : It copies every LOD mesh renderers, I'm currently trying to solve this. I have two main ideas : "loading all the mesh renderers, Destoying useless ones" or "Stop searching for mesh renderers once it detects one". I guess the second solution would be better right ?

[Edit] Forked this : https://gist.github.com/MattGen/d315c92a7139778b2e67

ps : Cool now I know what Git Gist is made for, thanks ;)

Hey !
I've updated my forked version, supporting LODs and rotation ;)

Is it possible to expand this script to include instanced trees created under Paint Details? We are using the additional brush set to create more realistic distribution of trees and low-lined plants.

Tress are created with '3D Object -> Tree' normally, saved as a prefab, then are loaded as 'Add Detail Mesh'