The Walnut Tree

Alciato's Emblem 193, based on the fable
This article is about the fable. For the species, see Walnut tree. For the restaurant, see The Walnut Tree (restaurant).

The Walnut Tree is one of Aesop's fables and numbered 250 in the Perry Index. It later served as a base for a misogynistic proverb, which encourages the violence against walnut trees, asses and women.