What is the real reason behind the tree cult of the 21st century? Most of the planet will not have trees naturally, yet somehow there is this idea that healing the World requires making everything into an endless forest. There is both media and government support for this. Is this just a new idyllic mythos, or are there more practical reasons behind it? Tolkien certainly contributed to this pendulum swing from the ideal of wheat fields to the one of untamed land. I like Tolkien, but seeing these ideas taken up and promoted by the elites makes him feel kinda tainted to me.