Juniper

Junipers were a species of plant in the Realms that could be either a bush or a tree.

Habitats

 * In East Faerûn, junipers grew in the Methwood.
 * North Faerûn's Tarkhaldale, in the Desertsmouth Mountains had a population of low-growing juniper bushes along with pine and spruce trees.
 * In northwest Faerûn, junipers grew in the Ice Spires and in the cold wilderness of Icewind Dale.
 * In West Faerûn, juniper trees could be found in abundance in the Calim Caliphates, around the city of Cursrah and the River Agis, as well as in the Western Heartlands.
 * In the Unapproachable East, junipers grew around Lake Ashane.
 * Beyond Faerûn, junipers grew in the Pasocada Basin in Maztica.

Beyond Toril

 * Outside of Toril, juniper plants could be found in the land of Barovia, where berries were used for their alchemical properties and as a tool against werefoxes.

History
Junipers existed in the Realms since the days of Netheril.

Around, the royal court of Kozakura gifted eleven bonzai-style juniper trees to the E'do formal gardens.

Usages

 * Parts of the juniper plant were commonly used as a seasoning. Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold these for around 3 silver pieces.
 * In the Moonsea region, healers from Phlan used juniper and mint as components in their healing ointments. These salves possessed strong but pleasant scent of both.
 * The beauty-conscious citizens of Waterdeep were known to use juniper oil to care for their hair and eyelashes, usually by dipping combs into the oils and applying it generously to their manes. The same oil was sometimes applies to the skin for its pleasant aroma.
 * In the Pasocada Basin, junipers were a common part of the diet of the native Azuposi.

Trivia

 * Blightbringer, an enchanted bow that belonged to a goblin shaman Kirrkuk Redrats, was crafted out of a juniper sapling the shaman grew in the ashes of his slain opponent.
 * Juniper was a common name for male pixies.
 * Minder, a once-living-dwarf golem of the ship Realms Master, often dreamt of her favorite scents from her past. These included the smell of juniper, pine, ice-cold air, and the taste of ale.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Ogre's Pact &bull; Star of Cursrah &bull; Finder's Bane
 * Pool of Twilight &bull; The God Catcher
 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
 * Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear