Could you please identify? Answer: The plant in the photo appears to be a young mastic tree or evergreen pistacia. Pistacia lentiscus is a Mediterranean native that grows into a large shrub or ...

There’s fresh interest in a fabled shrub on the Aegean island of Chios. By Frank Bruni A mastic tree at night the island of Chios in Greece. Islanders use the tree’s resin as a cure-all, and ...