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Turpentine Tree

Pistacia terebinthus L.
Colors Obtained
Dark Brown, Khaki, Yellow
Dye Ingredients
Quercetin
Evergreen rockroses are found in the maquis around the whole Mediterranean . They can grow to 3 feet and have white or rose-red flowers that are more or less aromatic. In Turkey , there are three species. The distribution of a few species extends as far east as the Himalayas.


Historical Data
Rockroses are used as a dye plant in the Karatepe region north of ( Adana ) Turkey . At the suggestion of Turkish archaeologists in the 1960s, dyeing with plant dyes was reestablished there for the village's kilim weaving.