Yes, that viral story about the woman in love with a tree named Tim is ’real’

The story of Emma McCabe, a 31-year-old woman who has sworn off men in favour of a steamy sexual relationship with a poplar tree named Tim has gone viral.

The Telegraph in Australia has picked up the story. Viral site Uproxx doubts the journalistic integrity of the piece at Closer. Cosmopolitan has gone on a mission to find 'Emma McCabe' to get a grip on the mechanics of how this actually works.