diff --git a/materials.xml b/materials.xml
index c94a95926..5f990123f 100644
--- a/materials.xml
+++ b/materials.xml
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ Shared parameters for various materials.
   <xsize>2000</xsize>
   <ysize>2000</ysize>
   <light-coverage>10000000.0</light-coverage>
-  <wood-coverage>1000.0</wood-coverage>
+  <wood-coverage>4000.0</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"/>