Growing even to 3-4 m tall, evergreen shrub or small tree. It is cultivated for its fragrant resin since ancient times on the island of Chios, in the Aegean Sea that belongs to Greece. This resin is the raw material for coatings and adhesives. The natural habitat of this plant can be found from Morocco to Israel, through the whole European Mediterranean region (the Iberian Peninsula, Riviera, Italy, Dalmatia, Albania, Greece and Turkey), but does not really leave the coastal zone. The exact origin of the word mastic may not be known, perhaps Phoenician or Greek origin but in terms of the meaning is `gritting teeth`.
USDA Zone 8a
Light: Napos helyre
Moisture: Átlagos vízigényű Szárazságtűrő
pH: talajban nem válogat
USDA zone: 8a
Size: 40-60
Package: K3
Drought tolerant | Shadow | ||
Average water demand | Half-shade | ||
High water demand | Sunny |
ZONE: The USDA Hardiness Zone of the plant. See the chart of USDA Hardiness Zones HERE!
SIZE: The size of the plant in centimeter.
QUALITY: For example: K1: we grow the plant in 1 liter container, CSP8x8: we grow the plant in 8x8 cm pot, SZGY: we ship the plant with bare root (carefully packed), FL: we ship the plant with root ball.