Where is Gandalf's staff!

[Sarumian]

Originally Posted by ironies

The whole bit about the breaking of Saruman's staff, as well as his comment about Gandalf wanting the rods of the 5 wizards, and Wormtongue's orders about the staff all indicate that a wizard's staff is not just a piece of wood.

There is a topic on Istaris' staves:

There is no single explanation of the role of rods in books and movies can make it even more complex. We know that wizards were able to produce magic with or without staves; however, it came to breaking a staff when Saruman was dismissed. To make it consistent in movies let's take into account the absence of a crystal in Gangalf's old staff as well as the scene in The Hobbit. An Unexpected Journey, where Radagast takes a blue crystal out of his staff to perform a resurrection of his poisoned friend. Shall we suggest that wizards
could re-make their staves if they retained magical crystals? I mean movies only.

PS. Did anyone pay attention to the staff in The Hobbit? Is it the first or the second in LOTR saga?

[Rhod the Red]

Well there's no indication I recall from Tolkein it was a diff. staff he had in TLotR after the Hobbit (pre-death), so for Tolkein it's the same, PJ providing a diff. one.