diff --git a/Effects/forest.eff b/Effects/forest.eff
index 7af77df78..2ab35deb6 100644
--- a/Effects/forest.eff
+++ b/Effects/forest.eff
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <internal-format>normalized</internal-format>
     </texture>
     <snow-level><use>/sim/rendering/snow-level-m</use></snow-level>
-    <depth-factor type="float">0.01</depth-factor>
+    <depth-factor type="float">0.04</depth-factor>
     <canopy-height type="float">15.0</canopy-height>
     <quality-level><use>/sim/rendering/quality-level</use></quality-level>
   </parameters>
diff --git a/Effects/herbtundra.eff b/Effects/herbtundra.eff
index a31fdb345..0d30ff2fd 100644
--- a/Effects/herbtundra.eff
+++ b/Effects/herbtundra.eff
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <internal-format>normalized</internal-format>
     </texture>
     <texture n="3">
-        <image>Textures/Terrain/forest-colors.png</image>
+        <image>Textures/Terrain/herbtundra-colors.png</image>
         <filter>linear-mipmap-linear</filter>
         <wrap-s>mirror</wrap-s>
         <internal-format>normalized</internal-format>
diff --git a/Shaders/forest.frag b/Shaders/forest.frag
index 2ede6761c..e54016026 100644
--- a/Shaders/forest.frag
+++ b/Shaders/forest.frag
@@ -125,10 +125,12 @@ void main (void)
 	vec3 diffuse;
 	
 	//draw floor where !steep, and another blurb for smoothing transitions
-	vec4 c3, c4, c5;
+	vec4 c3, c4, c5, c3a, c4a, c5a;
 	c3 = mix(vec4(n-0.88, n-0.14, -n, 0.0), c1, smoothstep(0.990, 0.970, abs(normalize(Normal).z)+nvL[2]*1.3));
 	c4 = mix(vec4(n-0.88, n-0.74, -n, 0.0), c1, smoothstep(0.990, 0.890, abs(normalize(Normal).z)+nvL[2]*0.9));
+	c4a = mix(vec4(n-0.76, n-0.66, -n, 0.3), c1, smoothstep(0.990, 0.970, abs(normalize(Normal).z)+nvL[2]*1.32));
 	c5 = mix(c3, c4, 1.0);
+	c5a = mix(c3, c4a, 1.0);
 	
 	
 	if (vegetationlevel <= 2200) {
@@ -141,13 +143,18 @@ void main (void)
 	diffuse = gl_Color.rgb * max(0.7, dot(N, l)) * max(0.9, dot(VNormal, gl_LightSource[0].position.xyz));
 	}
 	
-	if (vegetationlevel >= 2300 && vegetationlevel < 2530) {
-	c1 = mix(c2, c5, clamp(0.65, n*0.5, 0.20));
+	if (vegetationlevel >= 2300 && vegetationlevel < 2480) {
+	c1 = mix(c2, c5a, clamp(0.65, n*0.5, 0.30));
+	diffuse = gl_Color.rgb * max(0.85, dot(N, l)) * max(0.9, dot(VNormal, gl_LightSource[0].position.xyz));
+	}
+	
+	if (vegetationlevel >= 2480 && vegetationlevel < 2530) {
+	c1 = mix(c2, c5a, clamp(0.65, n*0.5, 0.20));
 	diffuse = gl_Color.rgb * max(0.85, dot(N, l)) * max(0.9, dot(VNormal, gl_LightSource[0].position.xyz));
 	}
 	
 	if (vegetationlevel >= 2530 && vegetationlevel < 2670) {
-	c1 = mix(c2, c5, clamp(0.65, n*0.5, 0.05));
+	c1 = mix(c2, c5, clamp(0.65, n*0.5, 0.10));
 	diffuse = gl_Color.rgb * max(0.85, dot(N, l)) * max(0.9, dot(VNormal, gl_LightSource[0].position.xyz));
 	}
 	
diff --git a/materials.xml b/materials.xml
index 5dbcb93b6..c94a95926 100644
--- a/materials.xml
+++ b/materials.xml
@@ -715,12 +715,12 @@ Shared parameters for various materials.
   <xsize>2000</xsize>
   <ysize>2000</ysize>
   <light-coverage>10000000.0</light-coverage>
-  <wood-coverage>4000.0</wood-coverage>
+  <wood-coverage>1000.0</wood-coverage>
   <tree-texture>Textures/Trees/coniferous-summer.png</tree-texture>
   <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
   <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
   <tree-height-m>25.0</tree-height-m>
-  <tree-width-m>15.0</tree-width-m>
+  <tree-width-m>18.0</tree-width-m>
   <rolling-friction>1</rolling-friction>
   <bumpiness>1</bumpiness>
  </material>