I wonder if Molly Shannon is in the Green Party? I think if someone is going to go around hugging trees..then they are obviously really obsessed with the environment...and it is probably going to far...but I can't say that for sure. I know lots of people who say talking to their houseplants helps them grow quicker and healthier...so there might be something there...who really knows? I for one personally would not want to hug a tree because of the negative things that could result from it...tree sap getting all over my clothes...hugging some poison oak..fun fun ! No thanks...