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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Taxodium mucronatum, also known as Montezuma bald cypress, Montezuma cypress, sabino, or ahuehuete is a species of Taxodium that is native to Mexico. Ahuehuete is derived from the Nahuatl name for the tree, āhuēhuētl, which means "upright drum in water" or "old man of the water."
Found only in Mexico, Montezuma Cypress is rare to see as a wand. Wands made from Montezuma Cypress are very satisfying to use, with a pleasing weight to the magic they cast. Montezuma Cypress wands do best with Phoenix, Quetzal, and Thunderbird tail feather cores. Such wands are often beautifully carved and are highly prized in Mexico, for this, and their rareness, but are rarely traded outside Native groups at this point. One specimen, the Arbol del Tule in Santa Maria del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico, is the stoutest tree in the world with a diameter of 11.42 m (37.5 ft). Several other specimens from 3-6 m (9.8-19.7 ft) in diameter are known.
