How monstrous are monster trees really? Naturalish returns to the realm of cryptozoology this week as Alex and Ben take trip back in time to examine the mythemes of moving and/or talking trees that populate the forests of human imagination in order to decide once and for all if trees are good or evil! Additionally, Science in the News raises some concerning questions regarding healthy drinking habits, elephant zombie genes, and climate change's effect on wood density.

Big Naturalish shout outs to ents, Groot, Grandmother Willow, Carl Liche, fake cannibalism, climate scientists, boxed wine, The Washington Express, Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah, William Shakespeare, and alcohol

Check out the Naturalish article that inspired our main story on Medium!

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