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Mastic Tree

Pistacia lentiscus

Wet ground and an exposed corner are the two things to plan around; otherwise it grows large and broad without fuss.

Light Full sun
Height 4 m
Spread 11 ft 6 in
Spacing 350 cm

Spacing & sowing

Plant spacing
11 ft 6 in
In-row spacing
11 ft 6 in
Between rows
14 ft 4 in
Square-foot density
Not suited to SFG

Growing

Type
Shrub · Perennial
Botanical family
Mixed / other
Sunlight
Full sun
Feeding
Rose & flower
Frost tolerant
Yes
Flowering
April

Through the year

  • Mar–Apr Bud Break
  • Apr–Apr Spring Growth
  • Apr–Jun Flowering
  • Jun–Sep Fruit Set
  • Sep–Dec pages.grow.permanent.events.READY_FOR_HARVEST
  • Dec–Dec Winter Dormancy
  • Jan–Mar Winter Dormancy

Pests & problems

Garden allies

Beneficial predators that hunt this plant's pests — grow their favourite flowers nearby to recruit them. companion plant

  • Hoverfly Syrphidae
    Hunts Scale insects

    Bee-mimicking flies whose legless larvae graze aphid colonies clean while the adults pollinate. A ribbon of shallow, nectar-rich flowers kept in bloom all season recruits wave after wave of them.

    Plant nearby CalendulaChamomileFennelFrench marigoldPhaceliaSweet alyssum
  • Ladybird (lady beetle) Coccinellidae
    Hunts Scale insects

    The gardener’s favorite ally: adults and their alligator-shaped larvae each eat thousands of aphids, plus scale, mealybugs, and other soft-bodied sap-suckers. Grow flat, open flowers for the adults and never spray a colony that ladybird larvae are already working.

    Plant nearby CalendulaCilantroCosmosDillFennelYarrow

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