NSW pine plantations were devastated by the bushfires, with more than 50,000 hectares or 25 per cent of the state's pine plantations burnt.
The impact will be felt for decades to come, with trees replanted this year set to be ready for harvest in around 2050.
But although it might be a long road to recovery, recovery is certainly underway.
The Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for Forestry John Barilaro visited Blowering Nursery at Tumut last week, outlining the impact of a $46 million cash injection into the Forestry Corporation of NSW.
"Tumut was one of the worst hit areas, losing around 35pc of its state-owned plantation so I'm thrilled to see the first round of replanting efforts are getting underway," Mr Barilaro said.
"More than 14.5 million trees are to be replanted yearly across the State from 2021, a massive 40pc increase on 2019 plantings."
At the Blowering Nursery nearly 7.5 million seedlings will be dispatched across the state, with 60 per cent planted in the South West Slopes area over the next 15 weeks.
Forestry Corporation of NSW Silvicultural Manager for the Snowy Region, Roger Davies said they had planned to plant 2800ha this year, but since the fires the program had expanded to 4500ha.
Next year, the local planting program would increase again, with 5.5 million trees and around 5200ha the aim.
Mr Davies explained they would be able to tap into extra seed held in storage, seedlings from external suppliers and from the planned capacity increase of Blowering Nursery.
"At the moment we've also been able to consolidate some of our planting programs from around the state and bring a focus into bushfire recovery," he said.
The seedlings are sown at the nursery in October or November, before being transferred to plantations the next winter.
One silver lining in the recovery efforts is that due to ash and the release of nutrients, trees planted into burnt country could see an increase in early growth rates.
"They'll also be less weed competition as a result of the fires," Mr Davies said.
But, there will still be years until the trees are able to contribute to the timber industry.
"There will be a commercial thinning at age 13 to 15, that will be for pulp based products, for anything that goes into cardboard and packaging," Mr Davies said.
"Then they'll be 28 to 35 years old before they're ready for a full harvest, to produce structural grade timber products."
Forestry Corporation of NSW provides about 25pc of the timber needed for housing construction across Australia.