Fourtrees

Fourtrees, also known as Druid's Hollow and previously the four trees, is a group of four, large oak trees in a hollow within the center part of the forest territories. It is the location of the Gatherings, where the Clans meet in peace under the full moon. The island serves as the same purpose in the lake territories.
==Description==
:The Fourtrees are located in the middle of the Clans' territories in a steep, large hollow. The hollow is circular and the top of the hollow is lined with ferns and bushes. The four trees are positioned in a circular manner with one tree in each corner. They are also referred to as the Great Oaks. Near the center and off to one end of the large oak trees is a large, jagged rock called the Great Rock. The rock is several tail-lengths high and sometimes cats can have difficulties climbing up its tall sides, though there is a ledge on one side that cats can use to climb to the top. The Clan leaders sit on top of the Great Rock and share their news during Gatherings. Twolegs have also built a path to Fourtrees.
===Significance===
:Fourtrees has a special connection with StarClan as it was the first location of the spirit cats' appearance. StarClan continued to regularly meet with the founders at Fourtrees during the founding of the Clans. StarClan oversees the truce held at Fourtrees and is capable of sending clouds and lightning to end the Gatherings if the Clans argue. StarClan can even kill combaters with lightning in extreme circumstances. Fourtrees appears as a location in StarClan, serving as the place where Clan leaders receive their nine lives. Fourtrees is also an important burial area, serving as the grave for those who died in the first battle and Quiet Rain, who is buried underneath the Great Rock. 
:Fourtrees is also a symbol of the four Clans—ThunderClan, RiverClan, ShadowClan, and WindClan, though this excludes SkyClan, an idea that Firestar challenges as ridiculous.
===Location history===
:The early settlers discovered the four oaks when they first arrived to the new territories. While the four trees remain neutral territory, Frost speculates that Clear Sky might want to expand his territory to the four trees, and later Clear Sky does expand his land nearby the large oak trees. With tensions rising between the moor cats and the forest cats, Gray Wing asks to meet with his brother Clear Sky at the four trees at the next full moon because it is neutral territory. Gray Wing also wishes to speak on top of the large rock as it reminds him of how he used to speak with his brother in the mountain crags when they were young. However, a battle breaks out, resulting in numerous deaths. Spirits of their fallen arrive to stop the battle. Among other criteria, the spirit cats urge the leaders to meet again at four trees during the next full moon. The four trees continue to be an important meeting area for the early settlers to communicate with their ancestors, and share important news. In the following generations, the Clans continued to meet at the four oaks under a truce to share news with one another, and it would later become known as Fourtrees.
:When SkyClan's territory was destroyed, the fifth Clan was cast aside due to other leaders refusing to give up land. They also cited that SkyClan should leave as there is only four trees at Fourtrees. Bluestar uses the symbol of Fourtrees to urge the other Clan leaders that WindClan should return following their exile. When she presented this idea to Firestar to suggest that perhaps SkyClan was right to leave the forest, Firestar believes that to be a ludicrous idea.
:Bluefur meets with Oakheart at Fourtrees, and the two spend the night together there. Seasons later, Tigerstar and Leopardstar, leaders of TigerClan, meet with Tallstar and Firestar at Fourtrees and pressure them to join TigerClan. When they refuse, Tigerstar orders BloodClan to attack, though he is slain by their leader Scourge. The four Clans, united as LionClan, fight against BloodClan at Fourtrees, which results in a victory for the Clans. A pack of foxes later make their home at Fourtrees, resulting in the Clans uniting to chase them away. Seasons later, the six cats chosen by StarClan meet at Fourtrees under a new moon to discuss their dreams. Later, they meet at Fourtrees before leaving to find Midnight. During the destruction of the forest by Twolegs, the four great oaks are ripped from the ground by monsters. The Great Rock is also thrown to the side with large scratch marks on it. Many moons following, the clearing is made into a circular hard path with smooth grass at the top of the hollow. The remnants of the Great Rock remain as a pile of crushed rocks.
:Midnight instructs the cats to stand upon a great rock and a dying warrior will show them the way to their new home. They interpret this as the Great Rock at Fourtrees. The four Clan leaders sit upon the Great Rock and wait for Midnight's sign to no avail. However, Midnight actually meant Highstones, and the cats witness a shooting star while standing on on Highstones at the start of the Great Journey.
==Known deaths==
==Book mentions==
==Gallery==
===Map art===
Fourtrees.map.png|Fourtrees on the original map
Fourtrees.twoleg map.png|Fourtrees on the original Twoleg view map
Fourtrees.map-RR.png|Fourtrees on the reprinted map
Fourtrees.twoleg map-RR.png|Fourtrees on the reprinted Twoleg view map
Fourtrees.DTC.map.png|Fourtrees on the original Dawn of the Clans map
Fourtrees.DTC.map-RR.png|Fourtrees on the reprinted The Sun Trail map
Fourtrees.DTC-2.map.png|Fourtrees on the reprinted Dawn of the Clans map
Fourtrees.DTC-2.twoleg map.png|Fourtrees on the reprinted Dawn of the Clans Twoleg map
Fourtrees.SE-8.map.png|Fourtrees on the Moth Flight's Vision map
===Official art===
DTC-3.jpg|Fourtrees on the cover of The First Battle
DTC-3-FC.jpg|Fourtrees on the reprinted cover of The First Battle
Fourtrees.SE-8.png|Fourtrees during leaf-bare in Moth Flight's Vision
Fourtrees.TPB-1.png|Fourtrees in The Prophecies Begin, volume 1
Fourtrees.TPB-1-2.png|Fourtrees in The Prophecies Begin, volume 1
Fourtrees.EFS.png|Fourtrees in Exile from ShadowClan
OS-6-FC.jpg|Fourtrees during leaf-bare on the original cover of The Darkest Hour
Fourtrees.RP.png|Fourtrees during leaf-bare in Ravenpaw's Path
Great_rock.RP.png|The Great Rock in Ravenpaw's Path
Fourtrees.ASIR.png|Fourtrees during leaf-bare in A Shadow in RiverClan
Great rock.ASIR.png|The Great Rock in A Shadow in RiverClan
Fourtrees.FG-1.png|Fourtrees in Secrets of the Clans
Finchstar.FG-3.png|Finchstar on top of the Great Rock in Code of the Clans
FG-5-FC.jpg|Fourtrees on the cover of Enter the Clans
==Trivia==
===Mistakes===
*Fourtrees has mistakenly been called "Four Trees".
===Continuity===
*In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, Fourtrees is described as the location for the battle that would give way to the creation of the Clans. The concept of Gatherings is also introduced to the four Clan leaders.
==External links==
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==See also==
*The forest territories
*The Great Battle
*Gathering
==Notes and references==
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