Last chapters of LOTR, after the victory. The heroes come back at home and it is destroyed, no nature, no trees, and a big factory in the middle. Takes magic to restore the natural ecosystem.
It takes Samwise Gamgee, a devoted and skilled gardener, spending a year of his life planting new trees to replace the ones that were lost.
Yes, he uses a magical resource he was given as part of his reforestation campaign, but it just speeds up the growth. The real factor is still Sam's tireless labor.
Well, industry destroys the nature and we can argue if 20 years of growth in 1 year of actual work is significant or not, but the main point remains: there is substantial evidence that Tolkin didn't like industrialization. Can we agree on that?
Oh, absolutely. It's clear in the books, and outside that he made it very explicit that he mourned what it was doing to the English countryside he loved.
I was just being pedantic about the events of the narrative, because it's close to my heart.
It takes Samwise Gamgee, a devoted and skilled gardener, spending a year of his life planting new trees to replace the ones that were lost.
Yes, he uses a magical resource he was given as part of his reforestation campaign, but it just speeds up the growth. The real factor is still Sam's tireless labor.