Trees are big plants that offer therapeutic benefits to companion animals.

Trees are simply big plants.
Plants that became stronger, then grew taller over time.
They produce chemicals to communicate with other plants around them.

These chemicals also support insects and mammals living nearby.
They provide energy and essential building blocks for life.

Some plants make chemicals that relax insects and mammals.
This keeps them close and fosters mutually beneficial relationships.
Companion mammals sometimes protect plants from being eaten. Everyone wins.

Today’s plants evolved from ancestors that left the oceans.
This land adaptation began about 500 million years ago.

Four-legged mammals appeared roughly 250 million years ago.
By then, plants had already shaped Earth’s landscapes.
Small mammals adapted, using plant chemicals to survive and thrive.

For 250 million years, plants and animals evolved together.
Plant chemicals serve purposes for plants and their companions.
They help with signaling, protection, and nurturing nearby species.

Every chemical trees create is vital enough to persist.
Unnecessary chemicals changed or disappeared over millions of years.

Biochemists studying plants often face modern frustrations.
Companies fund synthetic copies of plant chemicals for patents.
Synthetic chemicals rarely match the benefits of natural plant compounds.

Plant chemicals often work synergistically with one another.
This “cloud effect” nurtures and heals more effectively.
They are gentler, less toxic, and more holistic for humans.

For millions of years, plant chemicals have supported life.
They nurture plants, companion animals, and now, humans too.