What is dendrophilia ?

Dendrophilia (or less often arborphilia or dendrophily) literally means "love of trees". The term may sometimes refer to a paraphilia in which people are sexually attracted to or sexually aroused by trees. This may involve sexual contact or veneration as phallic symbols or both. One such example is Emma Mccabe who has said that she is in love with, and has plans to marry, a poplar tree named Tim.

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Nancy Chisholm

Gives a whole new meaning to tree hugging!

Robin Heckler

I'm sure this will be hidden from view or completely deleted and please forgive my distasteful humor, but this does give a whole new meaning to the term " getting a woody"

Constance Murray

Weird! I love trees, but not “that” way!

ninakamwene

Oh dear really! I love trees and all of nature, do I have a problem? Ha-ha-ha!

Sally Ann

Well, I'm happy to have this word in my vocabulary! I really love to sit in trees overlooking the lake!

Karin Johansson

deborahpmercer, Händel*

Karin Johansson

Norma Cullerton, it is an old name

Karin Johansson

elizawheeler, say that to those that use the motor saw to remove every tree in their garden, or even outside of it!

Karin Johansson

RCKCreatEnt, it has always ment it. Google Dendrology.

dmarkc

Love is such a strong word. Better we have an understanding. I have it all on paper.

elizawheeler

Who doesn't love trees. We can't breathe without them.

Norma Cullerton

Do we really need to put a name to ...everything....can we just be tree lovers?

Coral Harvey

I hope Emma finds happiness with Tim. But it sounds a bit wooden to me !

Coral Harvey

I love trees but not in that sense !

Char

What? I knew what it meant by the study of tree rings and age not sex or marriage with trees ..I love trees but not like that is there anything people won't marry? I mean ghost of pirates and so on..