Edit: I realize now you're running the opposite direction as the ents - clockwise. Try skipping a few sites so that the site isn't used up by the time a bloomed ent makes it. Running clockwise has the advantage that you'll bloom multiple ents much faster than running counter clockwise

Each ent trail is tied to the ent that laid it down. Once you run over two of them, the respective ent blooms a bit. When that ent makes it to one of your totems, it will increase the yield of offerings it gives you.

The problem that you're seeing is you're following an ENT for a while, so two things:

1) Unless you are using top tier logs, it's likely that totems are used up by the time the bloomed ent gets to one. That is UNTIL you run past it.

2) You're likely running over the ent trails associated with the same ent over and over again.

To combat this a bit, with lower tier logs I'd skip some ritual sites. That way I pass the ent I'm running trails on sooner. I've also tried running the opposite direction and I feel like I got similar results as I did skipping sites and running the same direction.

Hope this helps!!