Pistacia lentiscus

-10° C

Pistacia lentiscus
4.50 *Prices include VAT
Pistacia lentiscus -10 ° C
Mastic tree
spice tree
Delivery Height 15 cm
Out of stock
exotic tropical fruit trees, patio plants, hardy exotics, hardy tropicals, hardy exotic nursery


Pistacia lentiscus -10 ° C
Mastic tree
spice tree
Delivery Height 15 cm


Great for bonsai

mastic tree
All parts of the plant are aromatic.

Mastic is an expensive spice, used in liqueurs and chewing gum.

It is also used in the Turkish and Egyptian cuisine, ice cream, soup, desserts, meat and pudding.

Also in cosmetics, toothpaste, lotions, for hair and skin and in the perfume industry, for aromatherapy.

It grows in full sun, in well drained soil.

Cultivated on the Greek island of Chios.
In the south of Chios, the mastic villages who earned their living by winning mastic.

The essential oil is extracted by steam distillation of the crude resin.

Used in Greece as Mastiki Raki and Greek wines.

Pistacia lentiscus Bonsai


exotic tropical fruit trees, patio plants, hardy exotics, hardy tropicals, hardy exotic nursery