Elder Tree

This tree is the mythic object featured in Beedle the Bard's work "the Tale of the Three Brothers". According to the tale the Death fashioned the Elder Wand from it and gave to Antioch Peverell as a gift.

History
"So Death crossed to an elder tree on the banks of the river, fashioned a wand from a branch that hung there, and gave it to the oldest brother."

- Death

Accordieng to the legnd the three brothers (Antioch, Cadmus and Ignotus Peverell) were travelling out the world and one day they encountered the treacherous river that had been known to claim many of the lives of those attempting to cross it. They were wizards so they simply pulled out their wands, conjuring a bridge of thin air. After that they started crossing it, however they found a hooded figure blocking their path midway across the bridge. It was the Death himself. He was very angry that those three new victims had outsmarted him. However he was cunning and pretended to congratulate brothers for their magical abilities and offered each of them a gift for outwiting him. The eldest of three brothers, Antioch, asked Death for a wand that would always win duels for him. Thus, Death went to this tree, which grew on the riverbank and fashioned a wand from it and handed to Antioch. After that the other brothers, Cadmus and Ignotus asked for gifts for them, which were following the Resurrection Stone and the Cloak of Invisibility.

Behind the scenes

 * Albus Dumbledore believed that the Elder Tree that the Elder Wand was made of is fictional as many other things depicted in Beedle the Bard's tale since it is only a fairy tale and the true historical facts are different. He also claimed that the actual creators of the Deathly Hallows were Peverell brothers, because they were, most likely, gifted wizards and succeeded in creating the three objects.