The story was for a long time limited to Greek sources and, though versions of a similar debate between other trees gained some currency in the 16th and 17th centuries, it soon fell out of favour again.
Cerita tersebut dalam jangka lama terbatas pada sumber-sumber Yunani dan, melalui versi-versi perdebatan serupa antar pohon lain timbul pada abad ke-16 dan ke-17, cerita tersebut kemudian kembali disukai.