diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 1f291d8..f0ecd51 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Version: 0.7.0
+Date: 2023-03-13
+  Features:
+    - New setting to disable the need for zircon in the early game.
+  Changes:
+    - Trees should spawn less often on ore
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Version: 0.6.15
 Date: 2023-02-12
   Changes:
diff --git a/info.json b/info.json
index c4bf419..b53b4ac 100644
--- a/info.json
+++ b/info.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "bzzirconium",
-    "version": "0.6.15",
+    "version": "0.7.0",
     "factorio_version": "1.1",
     "title": "Zirconium",
     "author": "Brevven",
diff --git a/locale/en/zirconium.cfg b/locale/en/zirconium.cfg
index fe469d6..c86ec95 100644
--- a/locale/en/zirconium.cfg
+++ b/locale/en/zirconium.cfg
@@ -61,11 +61,14 @@ bzzirconium-recipe-bypass=Bypass recipes
 bzzirconium-byproduct=Output byproducts
 bzzirconium-enable-intermediates=Enable cermet
 bzzirconium-enable-sorting=Enable stone sorting
+bzzirconium-early=Early zircon
+
 [mod-setting-description]
 bzzirconium-recipe-bypass=Skip modifying these recipes (comma-separated list).
 bzzirconium-byproduct=If enabled and using Titanium mod, zirconia production will output titanium as a byproduct.
 bzzirconium-enable-intermediates=Enable cermet, an advanced intermediate made from ceramics and metals.
 bzzirconium-enable-sorting=Enable "sorting" recipes to convert between zircon and stone. This is no longer as useful for burner phase as it used to be, but left as an option for certain map layouts or existing factories.
+bzzirconium-early=If [color=green]enabled[\color], zircon is required in small quantities early in the game.\nIf [color=orange]disabled[/color], zircon is not required until after logistic science.
 [string-mod-setting]
 bzzirconium-enable-intermediates-lds=Yes, and __ITEM__cermet__ in __ITEM__low-density-structure__
 bzzirconium-enable-intermediates-yes=Yes, but not in __ITEM__low-density-structure__
diff --git a/me.lua b/me.lua
index cb1e57c..59420d9 100644
--- a/me.lua
+++ b/me.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ function me.byproduct()
   return me.get_setting("bzzirconium-byproduct") and not me.get_setting("bz-no-byproduct")
 end
 
+function me.early()
+  return me.get_setting("bzzirconium-early")
+end
+
 function me.use_cermet()
   if me.get_setting("bz-all-intermediates") then return true end
   return me.get_setting("bzzirconium-enable-intermediates") == "yes" or me.cermet_lds()
diff --git a/settings.lua b/settings.lua
index 49a671a..5fb83a0 100644
--- a/settings.lua
+++ b/settings.lua
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ data:extend({
 		setting_type = "startup",
 		default_value = "",
     allow_blank = true,
+    order = "a-a-a",
 	},
   {
 		type = "bool-setting",
 		name = "bzzirconium-byproduct",
 		setting_type = "startup",
     default_value = true,
+    order = "a-b-a",
 	},
   {
 		type = "string-setting",
@@ -18,11 +20,20 @@ data:extend({
 		setting_type = "startup",
 		default_value = "lds",
     allowed_values = {"lds", "yes", "no"},
+    order = "b-a-a",
 	},
+  {
+    type = "bool-setting",
+		name = "bzzirconium-early",
+		setting_type = "startup",
+		default_value = true,
+    order = "c-a-a",
+  },
   {
 		type = "bool-setting",
 		name = "bzzirconium-enable-sorting",
 		setting_type = "startup",
 		default_value = false,
+    order = "m-a-a",
 	},
 })
diff --git a/zircon.lua b/zircon.lua
index a107f34..a01e811 100644
--- a/zircon.lua
+++ b/zircon.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 local resource_autoplace = require('resource-autoplace');
 local noise = require('noise');
 
-local util = require("__bzzirconium__.data-util");
+local util = require("data-util");
 
 data:extend({
 	{
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ data:extend({
     flags = {"placeable-neutral"},
     order="a-b-a",
     map_color = {r=0.90, g=0.70, b=0.70},
+    tree_removal_probability = 0.7,
+    tree_removal_max_distance = 32 * 32,
     minable =
     {
       hardness = 1,
diff --git a/zirconium-recipe-updates.lua b/zirconium-recipe-updates.lua
index fd970dc..ce6d278 100644
--- a/zirconium-recipe-updates.lua
+++ b/zirconium-recipe-updates.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local util = require("__bzzirconium__.data-util");
+local util = require("data-util");
 
 local nuclear_plate = mods.bzlead and "lead-plate" or "iron-plate"
 local nuclear_z = data.raw.item["zircaloy-4"] and "zircaloy-4" or "zirconium-plate"
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ if mods.bzfoundry and data.raw.item["foundry"] then
 end
 
 
-util.replace_some_ingredient("stone-furnace", "stone", 1, "zircon", 1)
+if util.me.early() then
+  util.replace_some_ingredient("stone-furnace", "stone", 1, "zircon", 1)
+end
 if not mods["Krastorio2"] then
-  util.replace_some_ingredient("steel-furnace", "stone-brick", 4, "zircon", 6)
+  if util.me.early() then
+    util.replace_some_ingredient("steel-furnace", "stone-brick", 4, "zircon", 6)
+  end
   util.replace_some_ingredient("electric-furnace", "stone-brick", 5, "zirconia", 5)
 end
 
@@ -74,7 +78,9 @@ if mods["Krastorio2"] then
   util.add_ingredient("kr-fusion-reactor", nuclear_z, 350)
   util.add_ingredient("kr-antimatter-reactor", nuclear_z, 350)
 
-  util.replace_some_ingredient("stone-brick", "stone", 5, "zircon", 5)
+  if util.me.early() then
+    util.replace_some_ingredient("stone-brick", "stone", 5, "zircon", 5)
+  end
   if mods["space-exploration"] then
     util.replace_some_ingredient("se-stone-brick-vulcanite", "stone", 2, "zircon", 2)
   end