Growing mastic is a year-round job that requires constant attention, but the older the tree, the more care it requires. Usually in December, growers start manuring the mastic trees with natural fertilizer, including the fallen leaves of the mastic trees, and using so-called green manure to supply the plants with nitrogen.

Visit the mastic museum accompanied by a distinguished tourist guide. The Chios Mastic Museum is located in Mastichochoria, a group of medieval villages in South Chios, and aims to highlight the history of mastic production, growing and processing, which incorporates into the cultural landscape of Chios.

Mastika or mastiha is a liqueur seasoned with mastic, a resin with a slightly pine or cedar-like flavor gathered from the mastic tree, a small evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean region. In Greece, mastiha ( Greek : μαστίχα ) or mastichato ( Greek : μαστιχάτο ) is a sweet liqueur produced with the mastika resin from the ...

Mastic tears. Mastic (Greek: Μαστίχα) is a resin obtained from the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus). [1] It is also known as tears of Chios, [2] being traditionally produced on the island Chios, and, like other natural resins, is produced in "tears" or droplets.. Mastic is excreted by the resin glands of Pistacia lentiscus [3] and dries into pieces of brittle, translucent resin.

Chios Mastiha is the name of a resinous sap produced from the mastic tree (Pistacia Lentiscus var. Chia). It is a natural, aromatic resin in teardrop shape that falls on the ground in drops from superficial scratches induced by cultivators on the tree’s …

To je drevo mastike (mastiha) z otoka Chios v Egejskem morju. Izhaja iz rodu Pistacia lentiscus L. oz iz družine rujevk. Je zimzeleno drevo z čvrstimi listi in bodičastimi temno rdečimi plodovi. Mastikino smolo oziroma Mastihino smolo pridobivajo z zarezovanjem v drevo.

Mastic trees are rather short (generally less than 15 feet tall, though they can reach 25), very drought tolerant, and dioecious (meaning seeds and pollen are born on different plants). It has brilliant red flowers that ripen into red and black fruits which contain an oil-rich seed (this oil is …

2021年9月9日 · Mastic is cultivated on the island of Chios from the aromatic resin mastiha, which is extracted from the shrub pistacia lentiscus.

Mastika – tai natūrali derva, išgaunama iš mastikinių pistacijų medžio (Pistacia lentiscus), kuris auga daugiausia Graikijos Chijo saloje. Ši derva, dar vadinama „Chijo ašaromis“, yra vertinama dėl savo unikalių skonio, aromato ir gydomųjų savybių. Ji kramtoma kaip natūrali derva, naudojama kulinarijoje, kosmetikoje ir medicinoje.

Mastiha cultivation is not a simple case. It follows the same traditional steps for years. Despite technological advances and use of new tools, the basic steps of the cultivation, which is organic, remain the same: preparation,, kentima, collection and cleaning.