diff --git a/Effects/landmass-nowood.eff b/Effects/landmass-nowood.eff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c31473da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Effects/landmass-nowood.eff
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<PropertyList>
+  <name>Effects/landmass-nowood</name>
+  <inherits-from>Effects/landmass</inherits-from>
+  <parameters>
+    <canopy-height type="float">0.0</canopy-height>
+  </parameters>
+</PropertyList>
diff --git a/Effects/landmass-scrub.eff b/Effects/landmass-scrub.eff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a685ed8a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Effects/landmass-scrub.eff
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<PropertyList>
+  <name>Effects/landmass-scrub</name>
+  <inherits-from>Effects/landmass</inherits-from>
+  <parameters>
+    <texture n="2">
+      <image>Textures.high/Terrain/shrubcover-relief.png</image>
+      <filter>linear-mipmap-linear</filter>
+      <wrap-s>repeat</wrap-s>
+      <wrap-t>repeat</wrap-t>
+      <internal-format>normalized</internal-format>
+    </texture>
+    <canopy-height type="float">1.0</canopy-height>
+  </parameters>
+</PropertyList>
diff --git a/Shaders/landmass.geom b/Shaders/landmass.geom
index 6514f5417..01bc9f095 100644
--- a/Shaders/landmass.geom
+++ b/Shaders/landmass.geom
@@ -54,28 +54,29 @@ void createVertex(int i, int j, float offset, float s)
 
 void main(void)
 {
-	createVertex(0, 1, canopy_height, 0.0);
-	createVertex(0, 1, 0.0, 0.0);
-	createVertex(1, 0, canopy_height, 0.0);
-	createVertex(1, 0, 0.0, 0.0);
-	EndPrimitive();
-	createVertex(1, 2, canopy_height, 0.0);
-	createVertex(1, 2, 0.0, 0.0);
-	createVertex(2, 1, canopy_height, 0.0);
-	createVertex(2, 1, 0.0, 0.0);
-	EndPrimitive();
-	createVertex(2, 0, canopy_height, 0.0);
-	createVertex(2, 0, 0.0, 0.0);
-	createVertex(0, 2, canopy_height, 0.0);
-	createVertex(0, 2, 0.0, 0.0);
-	EndPrimitive();
-
+	if (canopy_height > 0.01) {
+		createVertex(0, 1, canopy_height, 0.0);
+		createVertex(0, 1, 0.0, 0.0);
+		createVertex(1, 0, canopy_height, 0.0);
+		createVertex(1, 0, 0.0, 0.0);
+		EndPrimitive();
+		createVertex(1, 2, canopy_height, 0.0);
+		createVertex(1, 2, 0.0, 0.0);
+		createVertex(2, 1, canopy_height, 0.0);
+		createVertex(2, 1, 0.0, 0.0);
+		EndPrimitive();
+		createVertex(2, 0, canopy_height, 0.0);
+		createVertex(2, 0, 0.0, 0.0);
+		createVertex(0, 2, canopy_height, 0.0);
+		createVertex(0, 2, 0.0, 0.0);
+		EndPrimitive();
+		createVertex(0, 1, 0.0, 0.0);
+		createVertex(1, 2, 0.0, 0.0);
+		createVertex(2, 0, 0.0, 0.0);
+		EndPrimitive();
+	}
 	createVertex(0, 1, canopy_height, 1.0);
 	createVertex(1, 2, canopy_height, 1.0);
 	createVertex(2, 0, canopy_height, 1.0);
 	EndPrimitive();
-	createVertex(0, 1, 0.0, 0.0);
-	createVertex(1, 2, 0.0, 0.0);
-	createVertex(2, 0, 0.0, 0.0);
-	EndPrimitive();
 }
diff --git a/Textures/Terrain/shrub1.png b/Textures/Terrain/shrub1.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85d62ca73
Binary files /dev/null and b/Textures/Terrain/shrub1.png differ