"I Talk To The Trees," from Lerner and Loewe's 1951 musical, "Paint Your Wagon." I am not referring to the feeble rendition of same in the movie version as sung? by Clint Eastwood.

Below is a list compiled by a blog on MSNBC:

The inspiring nature of trees
Trees are essential to life. Aside from their beauty and the shade they provide, trees promote biodiversity and help to combat some of Australia's most serious environmental issues, such as loss of habitat for native bird and animal species. Trees are such an integral part of our lives that many people have written books, poems and even songs about trees.

The list below contains some of the Messenger team's favourite songs about trees with an interesting fact you may not know to go with each one.

'Tall Trees' – Crowded House
Fun fact: The California Coast Redwood is the tallest tree species in the world.

'Apple Tree' – Wolfmother
Fun fact: the apple tree originated in an area between the Caspian and the Black Sea.

'Home Among the Gum Trees' – John Williamson
Fun fact: there are more than 700 eucalyptus (gum tree) species, some of which are still to be named.

'Tree Hugger' - Kimya Dawson
Fun fact: Conservationists have often used the practice of "tree sitting" as an attempt to stop much-loved trees from being cut down.

'Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree' - Marion Sinclair
Fun fact: kookaburras are a large bird native to Australia and New Guinea with a distinct "cackling" bird call. They are related to the Kingfisher.

'Rip Rip Woodchip' – John Williamson
Fun fact: human beings have been making paper for more than 2000 years.

'Black Horse and the Cherry Tree' – KT Tunstall
Fun fact: in Australia the NSW town of Young is famous nationwide as the "cherry capital of Australia", and also hosts the internationally famous National Cherry Festival.

'Feed the Tree' – Belly
Fun fact: trees actually create their own food. They take the energy from the sun and convert this into glucose, which trees then feed on. During this process trees actually create the oxygen that we need to survive.

'Flame Trees' – Cold Chisel
Fun fact: the Illawarra Flame Tree is native to the east coast of Australia and is famous for its beautiful red bell-shaped flowers, which were traditionally eaten by Indigenous Australians.

'Cootamundra Wattle' – John Williamson
Fun fact: the Cootamundra Wattle is native to New South Wales. It has been planted all over Australia, however, and in parts of Victoria is actually considered a weed as it competes for survival with native varieties.

'Knock on Wood' – Eddie Floyd
Fun fact: the idea of "knocking on wood" to protect oneself from bad luck has ancient origins. It is believed that it is a pagan tradition aimed at warding off evil spirits.

'One Tree Hill' – U2
Fun fact: one mature tree can release enough oxygen into the atmosphere in one year to support two people.

'Fake Plastic Trees' – Radiohead
Fun fact: many conservationists argue that using a plastic Christmas tree is actually better for the environment as it can be reused, whereas real trees are cut down and then die within weeks.

'Willow Weep for Me' – Nina Simone
Fun fact: the tree species known as the "Weeping Willow" is the result of cross-pollination between two other tree species, the Chinese Peking Willow and the European White Willow.

'Cactus Tree' – Joni Mitchell
Fun fact: Arizona, in the United States, is home to the largest species of cactus in the world.

'Fruit Tree' – Nick Drake
Fun fact: all trees that flower technically produce "fruit", but we only use the word in association with trees that produce fruit that we can eat.

'A Thousand Trees' – Stereophonics
Fun fact: Redwood National Park in the United States boasts almost 40,000 acres of old-growth forest featuring thousands of Coastal Redwoods, the largest species of tree in the world.

'Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree' – The Andrews Sisters
Fun fact: a newly planted apple tree will take eight to 10 years to bear fruit.

'Hairy Trees' – Goldfrapp
Fun fact: many species of tree have hair-like growths on their leaves and buds. These are called trichomes. Trichomes can be a temporary or permanent fixture on a tree.