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I've made fruit butter from saps that turned out awesome - in fact this thread reminds me I need to make  more!  Fruit butter I think is easier to get right then jelly because you're cooking until you get desired consistency - jelly making has been kinda hit or miss with consistency in my hands.  The recipe I used I made a simple syrup from 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar then added two cups of sapodilla and cooked down until the consistency was right -  about 45 minutes.  Added a little vanilla extract which I think really compliments the flavor.  It's borderline too sweet but I love it on toast etc.  I think it would work with mamey - maybe add a little rum to complement the flavor?  If you try it let us know how it turns out.

Kinda off topic but has anyone fruited marang in south Florida? I recall from previous discussions that there were some larger potted specimens at excalibur -anyone know if they are still around?

Thank you very much!

Have you ammended your soil with manure?  Kinda sounds like what you see with certain herbicides.
 http://www.floridasurvivalgardening.com/2012/09/august-natural-awakenings-article.html?m=1

What homemade soil mixes has anyone been successful with jabos in containers?  I am trying to build a suitable mix without having to resort to buying Scott's Miracle Grow etc.

I'm doing Sugar Baby this year - IME it has produced well for me in the spring and summer,  tastes very good, and can be trellised which is important for me since I am lacking in space.

Many insects can just close up the spiracles and survive for quite some time.  But I would think it to be interesting to try.  I think of this similar to fish medicine; oftentimes a brief change in salinity will cause the parasites to leave the fish but not kill the fish; maybe this could work in the plant world in a similar parallel.

Adam I have a dwarf everbearing if youre interested in some cuttings ill send ya some.
 Clint

Certainly nice to have you here Mike - Congrats and thanks for providing such a great place.

Adam do the fruit world a favor and graft a bunch!  Definetely interested in a grafted plant when you have them ready.

Its still difficult to ascertain species from the pics but this is definetely not a may or June beetle.  This beetle doesn't have the lamellate antennae of a scarab.  I agree with Mike it looks like a Chrysomelid.

Curious - when is the best time/season to prune sapodilla, graft sapodilla and what is preferred variety for root stock?

Clint