[fmjrey]

The tree does own itself in the sense it is a free living being just like birds singing on its branches who could care less about human affairs until it affects their own space and freedom.

The fact is the human species has invaded the whole planet and acts as an occupying force imposing on every life forms its own laws, a good chunk of which only serve the purpose of supporting and sustaining the belief in property and its transmission. Even human beings are subject to property (slavery).

Did the tree give any consent to these laws?