I think that there is a whole range of so called "Tree Huggers" and the majority of them advocate to loving trees because they are beautiful objects and good for the environment and they are worth our respect. We should be called "Tree Lovers" IMO.
A real "Tree Hugger" IMO is the one that can differenciate between a tree that needs taking down for its own good and trees that are going to be felled for no other reason than developement.
After realising that the developement cannot be halted through peaceful means, they are fanatical enough to go and try to stop this from happening by means of protest often involving climbing the trees or attaching themselves to them.
