Have you or someone you know hugged a tree? Why?

Fifteen years ago I went back to my old neighborhood. Right in front of my best friend’s house (she still lives in the same house) is a huge, old tree. That tree was there when I was a baby, a toddler and a child riding my bike in the street in front of it. I had a powerful urge to hug it but she was standing there so I didn’t. I just put my hand on it. Ever had a similar experience?