In this world, there are many tools one may use to direct magic. One of the most well known of these is the wand. Of course it is a common saying that "The wand chooses the wizard", with all wands having a degree of awareness with which they select...
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Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as ginkgo or gingko, also known as the maidenhair tree, is the only living species in the division Ginkgophyta, all others being extinct. It is found in fossils dating back 270 million years. Native to China, the tree is widely cultivated and was cultivated early in human history. It has various uses in traditional medicine and as a source of food.
A rather rare wand wood, due to both its endangerment and the rareness of its selecting a wix, Ginkgo wands are often quite lovely in color, with their darker ripples. Ginkgo is an ancient tree, which has existed far longer than any other, and this shows in how Ginkgo wands select their wix. Ginkgo wands are known to be one of those few to produce effects on the arrival of a prospective wix in the vicinity, and often such wixes have skill in Divination, Legilimency, and Occlumency. Similarly, they are often extremely focused people, with excellent memory, and a slight tendency to sink into memories and fantasies alike. Gingko wands are very rarely seen in the Western part of the world. In Chinese wandmaking, they competed with plum as the most popular wood to make wands with for well over a thousand years. But when the ginkgo was no longer a wild species, the wands fell out of favor. Most believe that wands made from wild wood are stronger, so modern wands of ginkgo are fairly rare. To say that ginkgo wands are not useful would be incorrect. While the wood is highly unusual, the wands have excellent staying power and can calm temperamental cores.
