A hawthorn wand is any wand that is crafted out of wood from a hawthorn tree. More specifically, a hawthorn wand is any wand that has a hawthorn shaft, a hawthorn handle, or both.

Hawthorn Trees

Hawthorn gets its name from its thorny branches and an old word for hedge ("haw") because farmers used to plant hedge rows of hawthorn trees to separate their livestock.

Hawthorn has had many folk names over the centuries. Because of its thorns, it has been called Thorn, Quickthorn ...