Мастичные деревья. Mastic tree of Chios - Μαστιχόδενδρο της Χίου

The unique mastic tree of Chios - Το μαστιχόδενδρο (ή σχίνος) της Χίου Aerial Video © Konstantinos Mil. Anagnostou - Information Τhe mastic tree or lentisk – scientific name: Pistacia Lentiscus var. Chia (of the Anacardiaceae family), is an evergreen shrub, 2-3 metres high that develops very slowly and becomes fully grown after 40-50 years, reaching up to the height of 5 metres at its mature age. Its life span is more than 100 years but it cannot produce mastiha earlier than the fifth or