A rowan wand is any wand that is crafted out of wood from a rowan tree. More specifically, a rowan wand is any wand that has a rowan shaft, a rowan handle, or both.
Rowan Trees
The rowan tree has many folk names including Delight of the Eye, Quickbane, Quickbeam, Quicken Tree, Round Wood, Round Tree, Rune Tree, Sorb apple, Thor's Helper, and Whispering Tree. Although rowan trees are sometimes called Mountain ash, this is a misnomer as they are unrelated to true ash trees.
Rowan wands are very powerful and popular, which is why the rowan tree has been called Witch Wood and the Witchen Tree. Rowan wands have also long been used against Dark witches and wizards, and this has led to an interesting misunderstanding. During the Middle Ages, some mundanes became confused by the magical communi
