arid
ˈarɪd/
adjective
1. (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation. "the arid plains north of Cape Town" synonyms: dry, dried up, waterless, as dry as a bone, moistureless, parched,scorched, baked, thirsty; More
Too dry or barren to support vegetation means no woodland btw.