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.

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.

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.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Red Magic
 * ''Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
 * ''Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor