Miracle Tear (AKA Mastic Tree) - My Favorite Full Sun Ornamental Tree
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- Опубликовано: 12 фев 2024
- There's no tree that looks perfect throughout the year quite like the mastic tree. Evergreen, no mess, super hardy. It takes 120F degree full sun summers and 25F winters without any problem. The tree also a very long and interesting history and has been referred to throughout many Middle Eastern texts (including The Bible) - so it's a great conversation piece to have in your yard. Additionally, its sap has a variety of medicinal purposes, and can still be seen in many products used today.
Also, cuttings from the mastic tree are wonderful for use in decorating your home. This tree's cuttings last months after removing from the tree, and hold a nice look even after drying out.
I am in Zone 9b, and rarely see this tree in my area (near Phoenix AZ). I'd love to see more of these trees, and highly encourage you to plant one!
What a beautiful tree. Will not grow in my zone with the heat and humidity.
I love these trees. I have started some from seed here in Tucson.
Agreed. Very underappreciated tree for our area.
This is my favorite tree. I have 3 in my yard. They’re awesome trees and perfect for AZ climate. However, if you could give me some advice?. One of them was getting too much water in a corner with broken water line and developed yellow leaves and leaf drop. Worried about root rot… do I just pull soil back from roots, turn water off and let fully dry and resume water 1 day a week? Any advice would be helpful.
I had a broken line I didn’t realize near my mastic tree, and it got more water than needed. I never saw yellow leaves or drop though, so I’m a bit more worried there might be something going on with the roots of your tree as you suggested.
If it were me I would let that side with the leak dry out a bit but continue watering from the other lines on the other areas of the tree. I dislike digging up soil and disturbing the roots.
@@TouchGrassGardening I agree as the tree has been in ground for 3 years and solid roots. Literally was producing new growth and thriving a few weeks ago and I walk out and saw yellow leaves mid branch and then next few days turned dry like it was ripped out of ground. My wife trimmed a few branches the weekend before and I fixed the water line. Infection from trimming?? Too much water around roots? It turned dry fast!! I know the tree is super hardy in many harsh environments so this is not the tree I’d of ever worried about. Perplexing. I pulled water lines away from the tree to dry out and see where it goes. I hate losing trees but would really hate losing this one.
@@willTone Let me know how the tree does in the coming weeks. The heat is coming, but like you said this tree is so hardy.
You should stay at a little bit more because if you scratch the skin of it like with a screwdriver or a knife and duct, bring the Retin out
Good advice