**Acknowledgements**

Our foray into the favored trees of the Maya has demonstrated how little we know. Our list, compiled and discussed with Master Forest Gardeners, is woefully incomplete and barely captures the essence of the values we have glimpsed. The compilation *Favored Trees of the Maya Milpa Forest Garden Cycle DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106271*

starts from the literature, not from our citizen scientists, consequently it can only be a reflection of what researchers, not Master Maya Forest Gardeners, can identify. Narciso Torres and Alfonso Tzul literally spent hours across many days with us discussing the compilation of names we had gathered. Can you imagine if we began with their list? It is a world of possibilities and we must thank them for their magnanimous nature to share what little we may grasp. We must also thank our research team, especially Sherman Horn, for their salient comments and suggestions.
