Woman describes herself as ecosexual, says she's in an erotic relationship with an oak tree Sonja Semyonova, 45, has always felt lonely but says her new relationship with the tree has filled a void. The self-intimacy guide says that the feelings she experiences with the tree are what she has always looked for in a person. Sonja, from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, said: "The presence I feel with the tree is what I'm looking for but that's a fantasy with a person. "The feeling of being tiny and supported by something so solid....