Family | Genus | Common | | Species & Regions | Wand Trait | Wand Specialty | Owner Trait |
Adoxaceae | Sambucus | Elder | ★★★ | Sambucus cerulea (blue elderberry) | Cordillera | Sambucus nigra (black elder) | Laurentia, Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Gallia, Germania, Dacia, Balkanski | Sambucus peruviana (sauco) | Centroamérica | Sambucus racemosa (red elderberry) | Athabaska |
| rarest of all wand wood and reputed to be deeply unlucky, the trickiest of all to master | - | exceptional, extraordinary, predestined |
Aquafoliaceae | Ilex | Holly | ★★★ | Ilex aquifolium (common holly) | Eire, Brittania, Gallia | Ilex quercetorum | Cordillera, Centroamérica | Ilex verticillata (American winterberry) [+9] | Laurentia |
| works best for those who need to overcome a tendency to anger or impetuosity | - | engrossed, spiritual, undauntable |
Araliaceae | Hedera | Ivy | ★★☆ | Hedera helix (common ivy) | Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Gallia, Germania, Fennoscandia, Dacia, Balkanski | Hedera hibernica (Atlantic ivy) | Eire, Iberia |
| "Hogsmeade branch was known to sell wands made from ivy" | - | - |
Betulaceae | Alnus | Alder | ★★★ | Alnus acuminata | Centroamérica | Alnus cordata (Italian alder) | Gallia | Alnus glutinosa (common alder) | Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Germania, Baltics, Dacia, Balkanski | Alnus rhombifolia (white alder) Alnus rubra/ (red alder) | Athabaska, Cordillera | Alnus serrulata (hazel alder) | Laurentia |
| unyielding; magnificent and loyal | best suited to non-verbal spell work | compliant, considerate, helpful |
Betula | Birch | ★★☆ | Betula ermanii (Erman's birch) | Siberia, Manchuria, Nippon | Betula papyrifera (paper birch) | Athabaska, Cordillera, Laurentia | Betula pendula (silver birch) | Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Germania, Fennoscandia, Baltics, Yevrorusski | Betula pubescens (downy birch) | Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Gallia, Fennoscandia, Baltics |
| "Hogsmeade branch was known to sell wands made from birch" | - | - |
Carpinus | Hornbeam | ★★★ | Carpinus betulus (European hornbeam) | Brittania, Gallia, Germania, Dacia, Balkanski | Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam) | Cordillera, Laurentia | Carpinus orientalis (Oriental hornbeam) | Gallia, Dacia, Balkanski, Transcaucasia | Carpinus tropicalis | Centroamérica |
| particularly fine-tuned and sentient wand | adapts more quickly than any other to owner's style of magic and code of honour | passionate, talented, visionary |
Corylus | Hazel | ★★★ | Corylus americana (American hazel) | Laurentia | Corylus avellana (common hazel) | Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Gallia, Germania, Fennoscandia, Baltics, Dacia, Balkanski, Yevrorusski | Corylus colurna (Turkish hazel) | Balkanski, Anatolia, Transcaucasia, Persia | Corylus cornuta (beaked hazel) | Athabaska, Cordillera, Laurentia | Corylus heterophylla (Asian hazel) | Xinjiang, Manchuria, Nippon, Siberia |
| reflects its owner's emotional state; often wilts at the end of its master's life | unique ability to detect water underground by emitting silvery, tear-shaped puffs of smoke | emotionally intelligent, self-controlled |
Ostrya | Hop-hornbeam | ★★☆ | Ostrya carpinifolia (European hophornbeam) | Gallia, Balkanski, Anatolia | Ostrya japonica (Japanese hophornbeam) | Manchuria, Nippon | Ostrya virginiana (American hophornbeam) | Laurentia |
| between birch and hornbeam | - | - |
Ostryopsis | Hazel-hornbeam | ★★☆ | Ostryopsis nobilis (Dianhu hazel) | Indochina, Yangtze | Ostryopsis davidiana | Yangtze, Manchuria |
| between hazel and hornbeam | - | - |
Calophyllaceae | Mesua | Ironwood | ★★☆ | Mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood) | Bengali, Indochina, Malaya |
| - | - | - |
Cannabaceae | Celtis | Hackberry | ★☆☆ | Celtis australis (European nettle) | Gallia, Balkanski, Anatolia | Celtis occidentalis (common hackberry) Celtis tenuifolia (dwarf hackberry) | Laurentia | Celtis reticulata (netleaf hackberry) | Cordillera, Centroamérica | Celtis tournefortii (oriental hackberry) | Dacia, Balkanski, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Transcaucasia, Persia |
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Cornaceae | Cornus | Dogwood | ★★★ | Cornus drummondii (roughleaf dogwood) Cornus florida (flowering dogwood) | Laurentia | Cornus excelsa | Centroamérica | Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry) | Gallia, Balkanski, Anatolia, Transcaucasia | Cornus nuttallii (Pacific dogwood) | Cordillera | Cornus sanguinea (common dogwood) | Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Gallia, Germania, Baltics, Dacia, Balkanski, Transcauscasia | Cornus sericea (red osier) | Athabaska, Cordillera, Laurentia |
| performs outstanding spells under difficulty conditions; refuses to perform nonverbal spells | produces dazzling enchantments when paired with a suitably clever and ingenius owner | exciting, ingenious, thrillseeking |
Cupressaceae | Cupressus | Cypress | ★★★ | Cupressus lusitanica (cedar-of-Goa) | Centroamérica | C. sempervirens (Mediterranean cypress) | Iberia, Balkanski, Anatolia, Mesopotamia | 14 distinct New World Cupressus species, each with extremely small ranges | Cordillera |
| - | - | honourable, reputable, self-sacrificing |
Juniperus | Juniper | ★★☆ | Juniperus communis (common juniper) | Athabaska, Laurentia, Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Gallia, Germania, Fennoscandia, Baltics, Balkanski, Yevrorusski, Siberia, Transcauscasia, Transoxania, Nippon | Juniperus occidentalis (western juniper) | Cordillera | Juniperus phoenicea (Arâr) | Iberia, Gallia, Balkanski | Juniperus virginiana (eastern redcedar) | Laurentia |
| - | - | - |
Sequoia | Redwood | ★★★ | Sequoia sempervirens (coast redwood) | Cordillera |
| - | - | adaptable, lucky, overcoming |
Sequoiadendron | Giant Redwood | ★★★ | S. giganteum (giant sequoia) | Cordillera, Brittania, Gallia, Germania |
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Thuja | Cedar | ★★★ | Thuja koraiensis (Korean thuja) | Manchuria | Thuja occidentalis (eastern cedar) | Laurentia; Brittania* | Thuja plicata (western cedar) | Athabaska, Cordillera; Eire* | Thuja standishii (Japanese thuja) | Nippon |
| carries the potential to be a frightening adversary | - | cognizant, judicious, perceptive |
Ebenaceae | Diospyros | Ebony | ★★★ | Diospyros celebica (Makassar ebony) | Malaya | Diospyros crassiflora (Gabon ebony) | [Western Africa] | Diospyros ebenum (Ceylon ebony) | India | Diospyros humilis (Queensland ebony) | [northern Australia] | Diospyros tessellaria (Mauritius ebony) [+10] | [Mauritius] |
| - | highly suited to all manner of combative magic and to Transfiguration | nonconformist, resolute, self-expressive |
Persimmon | ★★☆ | Diospyros nigra (black sapote) | Centroamérica | Diospyros virginiana (American persimmon) | Laurentia | Diospyros lotus (lilac persimmon) | Iberia, Gallia, Balkanski, Anatolia, Transcaucasia |
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Ericaceae | Vaccinium | Berrywood | ★☆☆ | Vaccinium arboreum (sparkleberry) | Laurentia |
| - | - | - |
Erica | Heather | ★★☆ | [species] | - | - | - |
Fabaceae | Acacia | Wattle | ★★★ | Acacia confusa (Philippine wattle) | India, Indochina, Malaya, Yangtze | Acacia heterophylla (highland tamarind) | [Madagascar] | Acacia nilotica (thorny acacia) | Yamnat, Arabia, Petraea, Mesopotamia, Persia, India, [West Africa, African Horn, South Africa] | Acacia pycnantha (golden wattle) [+947] | [Australia] |
| matches any for power, but often refuses to produce magic for any but its owner; not suited to "bangs-and-smells" magic | - | adroit, proficient, talented |
Cercis | Redbud | ★☆☆ | Cercis canadensis (eastern redbud) | Laurentia | Cercis chinensis (Chinese redbud) | Yangtze | Cercis occidentalis (western redbud) | Cordillera | Cercis siliquastrum (European redbud) | Gallia, Balkanski, Anatolia, Transcaucasia, Persia |
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Dalbergia | Rosewood | ★★★ | Dalbergia latifolia (Indian rosewood) | Persia, India | Dalbergia nigra (Bahia rosewood) | [Brasil] | Dalbergia oliveri (Burmese rosewood) | Indochina | Dalbergia retusa (cocobolo) | Centroamérica |
| "Fleur Delacour's wand" | - | - |
Pterocarpus | Padauk | ★★☆ | Pterocarpus indicus (Malay padauk) | Laurentia |
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Robinia | Locust | ★★☆ | Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) | Indochina, Yangtze, Malaya |
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Fagaceae | Castanea | Chestnut | ★★★ | Castanea crenata (Japanese chestnut) | Manchuria, Nippon | Castanea dentata (American chestnut) | Laurentia | Castanea henryi (Chinese chinkapin) | Yangtze | Castanea sativa (sweet chestnut) | Brittania, Iberia, Gallia, Germania, Balkanski, Anatolia, Transcaucasia |
| - | - | green-thumbed, natural flier, philozoic |
Fagus | Beech | ★★★ | Fagus crenata (Japanese beech) | Nippon | Fagus engleriana (Chinese beech) | Yangtze, Manchuria | Fagus grandifolia (American beech) | Laurentia | Fagus orientalis (Oriental beech) | Balkanski, Anatolia, Transcauscasia, Persia | Fagus sylvatica (European beech) | Brittania, Gallia, Germania, Fennoscandia, Balkanski, Anatolia |
| performs very weakly for the narrow-minded and intolerant | capable of a subtlety and artistry not seen in any other wood | experienced, mature, understanding |
Quercus subgen. Quercus | sect. Quercus White Oak | ★★★ | Quercus alba (white oak) [+8] | Laurentia | Quercus havardii (Havard oak) [+1] | Cordillera, Laurentia | Quercus garryana (Garry oak) [+10] | Cordillera | Quercus petraea (sessile oak) Quercus rober (English oak) | Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Gallia, Germania, Baltics, Dacia, Balkanski |
| as loyal as the wizard who deserves it | - | courageous, faithful, stalwart |
sect. Protobalanus Intermediate Oak | ★★★ | Quercus chrysolepis (canyon live oak) [+2] | Cordillera |
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sect. Lobatae Red Oak | ★★★ | Q. hyperleucoides (silverleaf oak) [+2] | Cordillera | Quercus nigra (water oak) [+2] | Cordillera, Laurentia | Quercus rubra (northern red oak) [+9] | Laurentia |
| - | perfect duelling wand (unusually fast reactions) | creative, lithe, quick-witted |
Quercus subgen. Cerris | sect. Cerris Bristle Oak | ★★★ | Quercus cerris (Turkey oak) | Eire, Brittania, Germania, Balkanski | Quercus suber (cork oak) | Iberia, Gallia |
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sect. Ilex Hairy Oak | ★★★ | Quercus ilex (holm oak) | Eire, Brittania, Gallia, Balkanski | Quercus coccifera (kermes oak) | Balkanski |
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Juglandaceae | Carya | Hickory | ★☆☆ | Carya cathayensis (Chinese hickory) | Yangtze | Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory) Carya illinoinensis (pecan) [+10] | Laurentia | Carya tonkinensis (Vietnam hickory) | Indochina |
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Juglans | sect. Lobatae Black Walnut | ★★★ | Juglans australis (Brazilian walnut) | [Argentina, Bolivia] | Juglans californica (California black walnut) | Cordillera | Juglans nigra (Eastern black walnut) | Laurentia | Juglans olanchana (cedro negro) | Centroamérica |
| not the easiest to master | particular flair in all kinds of charmwork | attuned, insightful, instinctual |
all other sect.s Walnut | ★★★ | Juglans ailantifolia (Japanese walnut) | Nippon | Juglans mandshurica (Manchurian walnut) | Siberia, Yangtze, Manchuria | Juglans regia (Persian walnut) | Anatolia, Transcaucasia, Persia, Transoxania, India |
| possessed of unusual versatility and adaptability; wand and wizard feed on each other (in sometimes unhealthy manner) | | inventive, innovative, resourceful |
Lamiaceae | Aegiphila | Mint Tree | ★★☆ | Aegiphila fasciculata | Centroamérica |
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Lauraceae | Laurus | Laurel | ★★★ | Laurus nobilis (bay tree) | Cordillera, Iberia, Gallia, Balkanski |
| cannot perform a dishonourable act, but performs powerful and sometimes lethal magic | - | gloryseeking, grandiose, opportunistic |
Sassafras | Sassafras | ★☆☆ | Sassafras albidum (silky sassafras) | Laurentia | Sassafras tzumu (Chinese sassafras) | Tibet, Yangtze |
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Magnoliaceae | Liriodendron | Tulip Tree | ★★☆ | Liriodendron chinense (Chinese whitewood) | Indochina, Yangtze | Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree) | Laurentia |
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Magnolia | Magnolia | ★★☆ | Magnolia champaca (champak) Magnolia liliiflora (Mulan magnolia) | India, Indochina, Malaya, Yangtze | Magnolia grandiflora (southern magnolia) Magnolia virginiana (sweetbay) | Laurentia | Magnolia guatemalensis (mamey) | Centroamérica | Magnolia sieboldii (Oyama magnolia) | Indochina, Yangtze, Manchuria |
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Malvaceae | Tilia | Basswood (NA) Lime (UK) Linden (EU) | ★★★ | Tilia tomentosa (silver linden) | Dacia, Balkanski, Anatolia |
| - | works best for Seers and those skilled at Legilimency | - |
★★☆ | Tilia americana (American basswood) | Laurentia | Tilia cordata (small-leaved lime/linden) | Brittania, Gallia, Germania, Fennoscandia, Baltics, Dacia, Balkanski, Yevrorusski | Tilia nasczokinii (Nasczokin's linden) | Siberia | Tilia platyphyllos (large-leaved lime/linden) | Brittania, Gallia, Germania, Dacia, Balkanski |
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Meliaceae | Swietenia | Mahogany | ★★★ | Swietenia humilis (Pacific Coast mahogany) | Cordillera, Centroamérica | Swietenia macrophylla (Honduran mahogany) | Centroamérica, [S.A. south to Bolivia] | Swietenia mahagoni (West Indian mahogany) | southern Laurentia |
| - | excellent for Transfiguration | - |
Moraceae | Brosimum | Snakewood | ★★★ | Brosimum alicastrum (breadnut) Brosimum guianense (snakewood) | Centroamérica, [Brasil] |
| "Salazar Slytherin's wand" | | |
Nyssaceae | Nyssa | Tupelo | ★☆☆ | Nyssa sinensis (Chinese tupelo) | Indochina, Yangtze | Nyssa sylvatica (black tupelo) | Laurentia, Centroamérica | Nyssa javanica | Tibet, Indochina, Malaya |
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Oleaceae | Fraxinus | Ash | ★★★ | [species] | cleaves to its one true master and loses power if passed on or gifted to another owner | - | modest, tactful, steadfast |
Pinaceae | Abies | Fir | ★★★ | Abies alba (silver fir) | Iberia, Gallia, Germania, Dacia, Balkanski | Abies balsamea (balsam fir) | Laurentia | Abies grandis (grand fir) | Cordillera, Brittania, Eire, Fennoscandia | A. guatemalensis (Guatemalan fir) | Centroamérica | Abies lasiocarpa (subalpine fir) | Athabaska, Cordillera | Abies nordmanniana (Nordmann fir) | Yevrorusski | Abies sibirica (Siberian fir) | Siberia |
| poor tools in the hands of the changeable and indecisive | particularly suited to Transfiguration | focused, formidable, strong-minded |
Larix | Larch | ★★★ | [species] | instills confidence and courage in its user | - | adroit, reserved, surprising |
Picea | Spruce | ★★★ | [species] | requires a particular deftness, ill-matched with cautious/nervous natures | produces particularly flamboyant and dramatic effects | bold, charismatic, witty |
Pinus | Pine | ★★★ | [species] | enjoys being used creatively and adapts unprotestingly to new methods and spells | most sensitive to non-verbal magic | independent, mysterious, solitary |
Pseudotsuga | False Hemlock | ★★☆ | [species] | | | |
Tsuga | Hemlock | ★☆☆ | [species] | | | |
Platanaceae | Platanus | Sycamore (NA) Plane Tree (UK) | ★★★ | [species] | eager for new experience; combusts if allowed to become bored | capacity to learn and adapt | adventurous, curious, vital |
Poaceae | Arundo | Stoutgrass | ★★★ | Arundo donax (giant cane) | Cordillera, Iberia, Balkanski |
| "Hogsmeade branch was known to sell wands made from reed" | - | eloquent, protective, striking |
Phragmites | Reedgrass | ★★★ | Phragmites australis (common reed) | Athabaska, Cordillera, Laurentia, Centroamérica, Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Gallia, Germania, Fennoscandia, Baltics, Dacia, Balknaski |
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Saccharum | Sugarcanes | ★★☆ | Saccharum ravennae (elephant grass) | Iberia |
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Rhamnaceae | Frangula | Buckthorn | ★☆☆ | [species] | | | |
Rosaceae | Crataegus | sect. Coccineae Mayhaw | ★★☆ | [species] | "Violetta Beauvais from New Orleans used the wood in all of her wands" | - | - |
all other sect.s Hawthorn | ★★★ | [species] | not easy to master | particularly suited to healing magic but also adept at curses | conflicted, restless, tumultuous |
Malus | Apple | ★★★ | [species] | powerful, mixed poorly with Dark magic | - | idealistic, moralistic, principled |
Prunus | sect. Cerasus Cherry | ★★★ | [species] | "highly praised and sought after wood in Japan" | - | - |
sect. Prunus Plum | ★★★ | Prunus spinosa (blackthorn) | Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Gallia, Germania, Fennoscandia, Baltics, Balkanski, Dacia, Yevrorusski, Anatolia, Transcaucasia |
| need to pass through danger or hardship with their owners to become truly bonded | - | gladiatorial, skilled, vigorous |
Pyrus | Pear | ★★★ | [species] | resilient; never chooses a Dark Witch or Wizard | splendid magic powers | distinguished, popular, well-respected |
Sorbus | Mountain Ash (NA) Rowan (UK) | ★★★ | [species] | disassociated with the Dark Arts; can match and outperform others in duels | produces powerful, hard-to-break Defensive Charms | pure-hearted, reliable, sincere |
Rutaceae | Zanthoxylum | Prickly Ash | ★★☆ | [species] | "created for Chadwick Boot by No-Maj James Steward" | - | - |
Salicaceae | Populus | sect. Aigeros Black Poplar | ★★☆ | Populus deltoides (eastern cottonwood) | Laurentia | Populus nigra (black poplar) | Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Gallia ,Germania, Balkanski, Dacia, Yevrorusski, Transcaucasia, Siberia |
| relies upon consistency, strength, and uniform power | - | righteous, sensible, virtuous |
sect. Populus White Poplar | Populus alba (silver poplar) | Iberia, Gallia, Germania, Balkanski, Dacia, Yevrorusski, Anatolia, Transcaucasia, Persia, Transoxania, Siberia |
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& Aspen | ★★★ | P. grandidentata (large-tooth aspen) | Laurentia | Populus tremula (common aspen) | Eire, Brittania, Gallia, Germania, Fennoscandia, Baltics, Balkanski, Dacia, Yevrorusski, Anatolia, Transcaucasia, Siberia, Xinjiang, Yangtze, Manchuria, Nippon, Yakutia | Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) | Athabaska, Cordillera, Laurentia |
| - | particularly suited to martial magic | accomplished duellist, energetic |
sect. Tacamahaca Balsam Poplar | ★★★ | Populus balsamifera (hackmatack) | Athabaska, Laurentia |
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Salix | Willow | ★★★ | [species] | does not like witches and wizards who feel they have little to learn | healing power; enables advanced, non-verbal magic | covert, insecure, robust |
Sapindaceae | Acer | Maple | ★★★ | Acer glabrum (mountain maple) | Athabaska, Cordillera | Acer negundo (boxelder maple) | Laurentia, Gallia, Dacia | Acer platanoides (Norway maple) | Eire, Brittania, Germania, Fennoscandia, Baltics | Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore maple) | Eire, Brittania, Iberia, Gallia, Germania | Acer rubrum (red maple) | Laurentia | Acer sempervirens (Cretan maple) | Balkanski, Anatolia | Acer skutchii (cloud forest sugar maple) | Centroamérica |
| grows heavy and lacklustre in magic without fresh challenges and regular changes of scene | - | ambitious, investigative, nature-lover |
Taxaceae | Taxus | Yew | ★★★ | [species] | often sprouts into a tree guarding its dead owner's grave | fearsome reputation in the spheres of duelling and all curses | protective, questionable, unusual |
Ulmaceae | Ulmus | Elm | ★★★ | [species] | produces the fewest accidents and least foolish errors, capable of highly advanced magic | produces the most elegant charms and spells | aristocratic, dextrous, dignified |
Vitaceae | Vitis | Vine | ★★★ | [species] | strongly attracted by personalities with hidden depths | - | seeking, unpredictable, yearning |