MIKE , after using my glasses. I agree I can see that it is not bignay but in the famaly of wax jambu or malay apple

 I was born in west Palm Beach In 1935 where my grandparents lived since 1900.
The Haden mango tree that was in the yard before I was born is still there.
   good life , I've eaten many mangoes

My Surinam Cherry (eugeia uniflora) hedge  is hardy to lower twentys and produces good fruit

Adam, the plate looks fit for a king. The fingersop , is that the meiogyne cylindrocarpa ? I had some only it turned out to be rollina instead. Do they
look alike? .I am suprised to see mulberrys this time of the year. Good looking plate.

I had a 600 ft hedge, I would walk along and taste each one.
 the taste varied from not so good to very good
   mix them together they made good wine.
    I now have a 50 ft , 10 feet high hedge for a wind brake.
It did well when the temperature went below 20 degrees.

I had seedlings from the tree at the mounts garden. When Walt Lyford from pine island was giving a grafting demo he gave me bud wood
and I  grafted 8 -  12 inch seedlings . 4 cliff and 4 side veneer. ,7 took until a cold winter 20 degrees did them in .I now have some for a few years
without any problem.I have also air-layered them without a problem
                            Robert

Family  Maipighiaceae   - maipighia  emarginata  -acerola

Back in the 70's Mechanics Ilistrated Mag had plans to build a dome .I had metal
templates that I connected with 8 foot 2x4's and covered with visqueen. It keep my plants warm
It was a great project. Buckminster was a hero .Read about Bucky balls.
 Back in the 70's , I think we are dating our selvs

G rumichama Pulp
Wash and chush fruit (about 1 qt.) . Add1 cup water. Boil and thensimmer about 10 mins.
Sive to remove seeds.

Wow outstanding  HUge jabos . large abiu  What more could you want?

I just picked 25 fruit from my grimal .I left 3 on that had not fully ripend .I lost about 10 to birds
It's hard to wait. I now have flowers on a unkone jaboticaba tree ,this is the first time.the flowers
are smaller than gimal there is no loose bark.The leaves are different from other jabos
the tree has lost many leaves ,but are now coming out with new leavs. I will take pictures
I hope it will set fruit

Hello mr clean I was also at the USDA .I got one tomato plant which is now planted
 they had this  same demo four years ago. It was well worth the trip