Pistacia lentiscus

===Cultivation history===

===Cultivation history===

The resin is collected by bleeding the trees from small cuts made in the bark of the main branches, and allowing the sap to drip onto the specially prepared ground below. The harvesting is done during the summer between July and September. After the mastic is collected, it is washed manually and is set aside to dry, away from the sun, as it will start melting again.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mastic: Collection and Production Process of Mastic Gum |url=https://masticlife.com/pages/mastic-cultivation-harvest-production |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Mastic Masticlife |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F95jAZtVmFE |title=Why Mastic Tree Resin Is So Expensive {{!}} So Expensive |date=2021-11-20 |last=Varricchio |first=Taryn |type=Video |publisher=Business Insider |access-date=2024-10-21 |via=YouTube}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

The resin is collected by bleeding the trees from small cuts made in the bark of the main branches, and allowing the sap to drip onto the specially prepared ground below. The harvesting is done during the summer between July and September. After the mastic is collected, it is washed manually and is set aside to dry, away from the sun, as it will start melting again.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mastic: Cultivation and Production |url=https://masticlife.com/en-us/pages/mastic-cultivation-harvest-production |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=Mastic Masticlife |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F95jAZtVmFE |title=Why Mastic Tree Resin Is So Expensive {{!}} So Expensive |date=2021-11-20 |last=Varricchio |first=Taryn |type=Video |publisher=Business Insider |access-date=2024-10-21 |via=YouTube}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

[[File:Pistacia lentiscus sp.jpg|left|thumb|Mastic shrub]]

[[File:Pistacia lentiscus sp.jpg|left|thumb|Mastic shrub]]