During the rainy season, gatherers of chicle, known as chicleros, make zigzag cuts in the trunk of the wild sapodilla, allowing the latex to run slowly into a receptacle at the base.
Lietus sezonā čikles vācēji — čiklero — koku stumbrā izdara zigzagveida iegriezumus, pa kuriem lēnām sāk sūkties piensula, kas satek pie pamatnes noliktā traukā.