Very interesting.
Makes me think about the peoples who lived a very 'environmentally attached' existence long ago who probably thought a lot about Trees and Plants in a 'connection' way, rather than the latest Sale at the Marketplace or the latest Iphone.
Could they be 'aware' of such things from Plants and Trees?
Was Tolkien (a Tree enthusiast) right about his Elves and their connection to the Land and Forests based on the 1st Age of Europe before the Middle-East's religious/military culture oppressed it?