Hello everypony!

I just had a thought about why Equestria's Everfree Forest is a special area.

Lets look at a few facts regarding the rest of the land.

We know that the plants grow with help from the earth pony farmers and that the weather everywhere is controlled by the pegasi.

These things are how their magic relates and interacts with the world around them with one exception.

The Everfree Forest.

It is here that plants grow on their own and weather patterns move of their own accord. It would not be out of line to surmise that strange magic is at work.

This is both true and completely wrong.

The tree of harmony makes its home in the forest and I have heard it said that it keeps the forest in check with its harmonious magic.

It makes more sense to me that the tree of harmony is actually responsible for the wild nature of the forest.

It is my theory that the reason the forest is so wild and unfamiliar and creepy is because of a LACK of magic.

If the tree of harmony grows in a cave, chances are, water is scarce.

So how does it feed?

We also know the tree is a powerful object of magic so how does it replenish that magic?

By draining it from the surrounding forest.

This causes said forest to behave more like a woodland area would behave in a world such as our own.

It is not completely devoid of magic just drained enough to sustain the tree of harmony.

- InvisiBrony out