It is dominated by dune vegetation, greases, mosses, and peat bogs, and shrubs grow only in secluded places by lakes. The bogs are exploited and used for fuel.
For at least a century, attempts have been made to plant trees there to reforest the island. In 2005, the Faroe Islands reported 100 hectares of forest cover according to UN criteria, spread across 19 forests, This represents only 0.7 per mille of the total area. These forests are mainly coniferous trees: spruce, pine, and larch, but also deciduous trees such as maples, alders, and birches.
