@FrustrationInExcelsis
 
Not really. I often thought of that tree as if it were like the giant sequoias of California.
 
Although your interpretation is as interesting as if that tree may be as mystical as the Two Trees of Valinor.
 

@HorsesandMuchMOAR
 
That’s an interesting possibility – would the Age of Ponies have been preceded in Equestrian prehistory by the Age of Giant Trees, when forests of vegetable titans covered the land? I may just add that to my headcanon – honestly, info or guesses on how Equestria and its inhabitants originated are sparse nonexistent enough as is, I doubt this is likely to be contradicted anytime soon.
 
On that note, did you know that there are people that believe this exact thing actually happened? In the real world, I mean – it’s a part of the Flat Earth nonsense that emerged fairly recently: supposedly, things like mesas and mountains are actually the cut or shattered stumps of enormous trees that used to cover the world and gave us access to the stars, but then they were destroyed by some natural disaster or malicious force. Like, this is an actual thing with actual believers – what world do some people even live in?

@FrustrationInExcelsis
 
Perhaps it was a natural occurance, a remnant of an extinct form of megaflora.

I love Griffonstone’s design. So much delicious lore potential in a single screenshot. Putting aside the idea of a city built by and for flying creatures and literally perched on the highest, most out of the way place possible – which is great by itself – where did that tree even come from? Is it a natural occurrence, or was it grown by magic? We’ve never seen another like it in the show… I doubt we’ll ever get an answer for that, but it’s still good head canon fodder, I think.
 
And all else aside, it looks just gorgeous… from a distance so you don’t see the grime and ramshackle everything, I mean.