Walnut

Walnuts were a type of tree found in the Realms. Its name was also used to refer to the lumber milled from it and the seed of its fruit.
==Varities==
;Archendale walnut: a species of walnut tree that was endemic to the valley of Archendale.
;Butternut: a species of walnut tree that could be found in Cormanthor along the River Duathamper.
==Habitats==
* In the town of Essembra, several huge and old walnut trees stood in the garden of Ilmeth Manor.
* In the Unapproachable East, walnut trees grew along the banks of the River Umber.
* In the Western Heartlands, walnut trees grew in the Forgotten Forest.
===Beyond Faerûn===
* In the Hordelands, walnut trees grew around the shores of the Lake of Mists, within the Great Wild Wood, and at the lowest levels of the Katakoro Plateau.
* In Zakhara's Crowded Sea, walnut trees were prevalent on the higher slopes of the Steaming Isles.
==Usages==
===Seeds===
* Some spells required the shell of one or more walnuts as a material component, including crushing walls and blood link.
* Walnut oil could be extracted from walnuts.
* Walnuts were used as an ingredient in a variety of dishes. Including tonguelash, Secret of the Trees, fruitcake, and nut cheese.
* In Crimmor, the Harnsar's Board offered its patrons pears filled with candied walnuts.
===Wood===
* Some used walnut wood to construct various types of furniture. The noble family Talendar had a lucrative business of shipping furniture made from Archendale walnut to the kingdoms of Amn, Calimshan, and Tethyr.
* In Skullport, the interior of the Lodge of the Beastlord had walls lined with walnut paneling.
* Walnut was one of the many woods that members of the College of Rune Magics would use to construct runesticks.
==Trivia==
* The spellbook Against the Undead had a cover made of walnut wood.
* The cautionary hin tale of Dennon Nosmile taught the halfling youth that it was unwise to try to open a walnut with naught but their teeth.
==Appendix==
===Appearances===
:;Novels
::Red Magic
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::Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
:;Video Games
::Baldur's Gate III
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