As the weather warmed trees became established and replaced the heathland.
The moist soil will help the trees to replace water that they may lose from sunny and windy days when leaf moisture evaporates.
So it is only a renewable resource if new trees grow up and replace them as fast as the older trees are cut.
It was destroyed by a hurricane in 1610, but a similar tree planted in 1949 has now replaced it.
The companies plant new trees to replace the ones they cut, but seeds planted today will not become full-grown trees for decades.
Outside, children's play areas, trees and landscaped lawns have replaced the desolation and debris.
Historically, almond trees were the most planted in the area, and though they are still present, olive trees have largely replaced them.
The dead trees flickered and faded, replaced with the bright white limbo Ray knew all too well.
The tentacular trees faded, replaced by blocks of wood which then became metal.
Just one year later, charred trees and grasses replaced the forests and meadows.