Mastic Tree Size:48" Box Plant alongside Desert Willow

Plant alongside Desert Willow

The worst outcome of inadequate summer water is foliage color fade — the tree rarely dies from summer heat alone in Phoenix

Use 1–2 GPH emitters for the first year

Keep moisture steady

This makes it significantly easier to prune

Mastic Tree Size:48" Box Plant alongside Desert WillowPhoenix's Toughest Evergreen Shade & Privacy Tree Mastic Tree Mastic Tree (Pistacia lentiscus) is one of the most drought tolerant, heat resistant evergreen trees available for Phoenix Valley landscapes. Native to the Mediterranean basin and the Canary Islands, this rugged beauty thrives in conditions that stress most other trees poor soils, reflected heat, extreme drought, and full desert sun. With a dense, rounded canopy of glossy dark green