A very small percent of tree actually produce wand wood, alothough finding these can be somewhat easy if there are bowtruckles nesting in them. Wands can only contain ONE wood, using more than one for more than decoration can result in greatly dimminished power in the wand.

     Certain woods do better with certain aspects, for intance, Ash is a great wood for casting defense charms, and juniper is good for healing charms.

     Here are most of the woods and their properties:

Acacia is a very unusual wand wood, which I have found creates tricky wands that often refuse to produce magic for any but their owner, and also withhold their best effects from all but those most gifted.

Of all wand types, Alder is best suited to non-verbal spell work, whence comes its reputation for being suitable only for the most advanced witches and wizards.

Applewood wands are not made in great numbers. They are powerful and best suited to an owner of high aims and ideals, as this wood mixes poorly with Dark magic. 

Wand-quality aspen wood is white and fine-grained, and highly prized by all wand-makers for its stylish resemblance to ivory and its usually outstanding charmwork.

Blackthorn, which is a very unusual wand wood, has the reputation, in my view well-merited, of being best suited to a warrior.

Paired with a sincere, self-aware owner, Black Walnut becomes one of the most loyal and impressive wands of all, with a particular flair in all kinds of charmwork.

Dogwood wands are quirky and mischievous; they have playful natures and insist upon partners who can provide them with scope for excitement and fun.

Of all wand woods, elm, in my experience, produces the fewest accidents, the least foolish errors, and the most elegant charms and spells; these are sophisticated wands, capable of highly advanced magic in the right hands.

Hawthorn wands may be particularly suited to healing magic, but they are also adept at curses.

A sensitive wand, Hazel often reflects its owner’s emotional state, and works best for a master who understands and can manage their own feelings. Others should be very careful handling a hazel wand if its owner has recently lost their temper, or suffered a serious disappointment, because the wand will absorb such energy and discharge it unpredictably.

Strong, durable and warm in colour, Larch has long been valued as an attractive and powerful wand wood.

Pine wands enjoy being used creatively, and unlike some others, will adapt unprotestingly to new methods and spells.

Rowan wood has always been much-favoured for wands, because it is reputed to be more protective than any other, and in my experience renders all manner of defensive charms especially strong and difficult to break. 

Willow is an uncommon wand wood with healing power.

When making wands, please exercise caution and only use one wood for a wand.