Mastic Tree Pistacia lentiscus Anacardiaceae
	Form: shrub or tree Seasonality: Evergreen Size: 15-25 ft high by 20-30 ft wide Leaves: compound, 3-5 pairs of 1 inch leaflets Flowers: green, insignificant Fruit: red berries that ripen to blue-black Stems/Trunks: single or multiple Range/Origin: Mediterranean Hardiness: Sunset Zones 8, 9, 12-24, 20^o F Comments: No thorns, good screen plant, source of mastic CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: · Exposure: Full sun · Water: Little or no irrigation · Soil: Tolerant of most types · Propagation: Seed · Maintenance: Minimal
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