مَا قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الْبَاقِرُ ع إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى مَلَائِكَةً وَكَّلَهُمْ بِنَبَاتِ الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ وَ النَّخْلِ فَلَيْسَ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ وَ لَا نَخْلَةٍ إِلَّا وَ مَعَهَا مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَلَكٌ يَحْفَظُهَا وَ مَا كَانَ مِنْهَا وَ لَوْ لَا أَنَّ مَعَهَا مَنْ يَمْنَعُهَا لَأَكَلَتْهَا السِّبَاعُ وَ هَوَامُّ الْأَرْضِ إِذَا كَانَ فِيهَا ثَمَرَتُهَا.
English translationBab Ul Qaim Publications
Hadith.63 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has appointed angels to protect the vegetation of the earth, including trees and palm trees. There is no tree or palm except that there is an angel with it from Allah (swt), Mighty and Majestic, who guards it. If it were not for the presence of those angels to protect them, wild animals and pests would consume their fruits."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.