The Urban Forest Strategy in Melbourne began in 2013， with the intention to restore the citys connection with its natural side. A project established for the public to report issues with trees in their local council has taken a curious turn， after every tree in the city was given its own email address.

Thousands of trees were given ID numbers and email addresses so locals could report any problems to any tree， and soon love letters to the trees began to pour in from around the world. From Melbournians thanking the trees for providing air， to a child asking what it feels like when leaves fall off， the trees have received over 3，000 emails. Coming from as far as Russia， Germany， the US， the UK， Hungary， Moldova， Singapore， Brazil， Denmark and Hong Kong， the letters often ask questions of the trees.

“How old are you？” is one commonly asked ， while other writers request photos of the trees they are conversing with. The most emailed tree is a Golden Elm on busy Punt Road， who was described by one person as The Magic Faraway Tree， from Enid Blytons childhood classic.

“You are my favorite tree in all of Melbourne！ Even if you do need a little bit of help under that great leafy canopy”， wrote one nature enthusiast.

“Do you remember when I used to drive by you？” asked L in their letter.

“You are my favorite tree， even though you make me stoop over during my morning run when you grow too big”， emailed another to the Golden Elm.

Sometimes if people are so lucky， the trees respond to questions asked in emails. “So lovely to be appreciated. I am lucky to be well looked after”， the Golden Elm wrote in response to one letter.

2013年，墨爾本市發(fā)起了“城市森林戰(zhàn)略”，旨在讓城市更具自然氣息。通過該項(xiàng)目，公眾可以反映其所在市政區(qū)的樹木問題。自從城中所有樹木都有了專屬郵箱地址后，事情就發(fā)生了奇妙的轉(zhuǎn)變。

數(shù)千棵樹均有自己的標(biāo)識(shí)號(hào)和電子郵箱地址，所以當(dāng)?shù)厝丝梢韵蛉魏我豢脴浞从橙魏螁栴}。不久之后，寫給樹的情書鋪天蓋地，從全世界各個(gè)角落寄了過來。從墨爾本人感謝樹木提供了清新空氣，到兒童問當(dāng)樹葉飄落時(shí)樹是什么感覺，這些樹收到了3 000多封電子郵件。它們來自遙遠(yuǎn)的俄羅斯、德國(guó)、美國(guó)、英國(guó)、匈牙利、摩爾多瓦、新加坡、巴西、丹麥和中國(guó)的香港等地，這些郵件里經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)對(duì)樹的問詢。

其中最常見的一個(gè)問題是：“今年多大啦？”而有些人會(huì)向自己正在交流的樹木索要樹照。位于繁忙的普特路的金葉榆收到的郵件最多，有人將它描述為安迪·布萊頓兒童經(jīng)典作品中的“遠(yuǎn)方的魔法樹”。

一位自然愛好者寫道：“你的樹冠太濃密了，確實(shí)需要那么一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的幫助，不過，你還是墨爾本城中我最愛的樹！”

L在信中問：“還記得我過去常常開車從你身旁駛過嗎？”

還有一封給金葉榆的信寫道：“每天晨跑時(shí)，我不得不從你龐大的身軀下彎腰而過，盡管如此，你卻是我最愛的樹?！?/p>

如果你足夠幸運(yùn)，這些樹還會(huì)給你回信答疑呢。金葉榆在一封回信中寫道：“被欣賞的感覺如此妙不可言。我很幸運(yùn)能被照顧得無微不至?！?