A blackthorn wand is any wand that is crafted out of wood from a blackthorn tree. More specifically, a blackthorn wand is any wand that has a blackthorn shaft, a blackthorn handle, or both.
Blackthorn Trees
Blackthorn has the folk names: the Dark Mother of the Woods, Mother of the Woods, pear hawthorn, Sloe Tree (after its fruit), Um Tree, and Wishing Thorn.
Blackthorn Tree, Trunk, and Twig
Although the blackthorn can grow up to 12 feet tall, it is more of a large shrub than a tree. It tends to grow in impenetrable thickets which provide a popular nesting site for birds and safe shelter for small wildlife. The blackthorn has spiny and stiff branches with blackish bark that grow quite densely. Its leaves are pointed and oval, roughly twice as long as broad. In early spring (February and
