Bomen-trees Pistacia lentiscus

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Pistacia lentiscus belongs to the family of Anacardiaceae just as the wig-tree family belongs to it.
And this tree belongs to the same genus as the Pistacia vera (pistachio nut) of which there are almost 10 species.
The Pistacia lentiscus is a shrub or small tree that is evergreen. Older plants get a whimsical rough strain.

This plant contains a kind of aromatic resin that used to be used to make varnish for paintings and is still used today to produce wood filler.
The plant has dark green elongated leaves of about 5 cm in length.
In the summer the mastic tree cream / red flowers in the form of a plume.
From this, red fruits grow later, as they age become discolored to dark purple / black, which are not edible.

Is good to prune to keep him at the desired height. Is also widely used by bonsai enthusiasts.
The Pistacia lentiscus is also drought resistant and therefore an easy and very suitable container. If overwintered as a tub plant at a minimum temperature of around freezing or warmer.
Winter hardiness zone 9a (-6ºC).