A wode is not just a forest, though some who are unfamiliar with the true meaning will use the two terms interchangeably. A true wode is a pocket of Faerie on the Prime Material. The magic of a wode is very strange from how one would normally expect, as they are all basically their own demiplane. Sometimes a wode is larger once you enter than it should seem on the outside, other times a week within the wode would be only a day elsewhere on the Prime Material.
As a monument to nature itself, a wode elf village is an extention of the natural beauty of the wode. It's as if the canopy opens to allow for homes to be built amongst the branches. Vines that would naturally snap become sturdier to climb, plants fruit quicker for consumption, and flowers blossom no matter what the season is.