The mastic tree, also known as the mastic tree, is native to the Canary Islands, Morocco, and the Mediterranean coast. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree typical of Mediterranean scrubland; it has an upright habit in its early years, and later the crown widens and becomes rounded.
The Aleppo pine, also known as the Aleppo pine, is a species native to the Mediterranean coast. It is a conifer with a broad, pyramidal shape, branching at the base, and with thin, gray bark when young.
The Aleppo pine, also known as the Aleppo pine, is a species native to the Mediterranean coast. It is a broad, pyramidal conifer, branching at the base, with thin, gray bark when young. Over time, it loses its lower branches, the trunk becomes oblique and sometimes twisted, the bark becomes rough, cracked, and grayish, while the crown widens and takes on an irregularly umbel-like shape. Its needle-like leaves are 7-12 cm long, soft and smooth, and medium green in color. The cones are reddish-brown and glossy. It is a frugal plant, resistant to drought and intense heat, and grows in all types of soil, but prefers calcareous substrates; it also grows well on rocky cliffs.
Physiological and cultivation characteristics:
- It can reach 15 to 20 meters in height and up to 6 meters in width.
- It belongs to rusticity zone 9.
- It is fast-growing.
- It must be in an area exposed to full sun.
- Suitable for large parks and gardens.
- It can be planted individually but is also suitable for forming groups (more plants of the same variety).
- Suitable for the formation of windbreak barriers.
- Suitable for tree plantings in streets, boulevards, squares and wide roads.
- Wind resistant.
- Resistant to atmospheric pollution.
- It withstands the sea.