Board Thread:WARNING ALL USERS False Info\Spoilers/@comment-93.139.214.64-20140110174118/@comment-24447558-20140224161152

So Mountain Ash comes from the Rowan Tree. We learned this when Braeden saved Derek and Peter. According to this site in Scotland, the Rowan was sacred. Its name in the United States is "Mountain Ash" because of its resemblance to the Ash tree. Rowan comes from the Norse word for Rune, and often runes were inscribed on its bark. Throughout history, the tree and prodcuts derived from it have been used for protection and other 'magic', including a source of wood for wands.