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It wouldn't be the first time an island had been terraformed, from Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Helena:

"Between 1791 and 1833, Saint Helena became the site of a series of experiments in conservation, reforestation and attempts to boost rainfall artificially.[5] This environmental intervention was closely linked to the conceptualisation of the processes of environmental change and helped establish the roots of environmentalism."

I find quite interesting how we plan on terraform and colonize Mars when we can't even grow trees on Iceland.
The farm lobby isn't standing in the way of terraforming Mars.
Hmm you should read the Red/Green/Blue Mars series. A good sci fi series that deals with Mars terraforming, in which a major plot element are colonists opposed to terraforming.
Well maybe by the time we get there it will.

The thing about mars is that we can't just export the parts of society we like and leave out the rest.

When humans colonize a new 'utopia', we tend to bring all the normal human problems with us too.

I think at least some basic tenants may be broken once you get to inhabiting a second planet!
(tenets!)
Both even
I read it when I was a teenager, but The Moon is a Harsh Mistress pounds this idea into your head.
In fairness, the article does mention several dedicated individuals; and who knows, they might inspire others - "many hands make light work".
Plus, like with man-made climate change, more people are actively sabotaging the efforts. In this case by letting their sheep eat the saplings.
It took a collective effort to remove the trees, makes sense that it should be like that to bring the forest back.