That’s quite possible. It’s definitely an understory plant, so a softly rotting bed to lie on sounds like something they’d do best in. High humus, low pH. I’ll have to see if the potting media is that much different for the plant that’s doing well.
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Got a Sete Capote seedling yesterday and I’m debating on sticking it in the ground now or waiting a year. Maybe I’ll wait a month and see how fast it grows. Hard to find any information on them only @Luisport is growing them that I’ve seen. Do they grow fast or pretty slowly?
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My sete capote seeds haven’t germinated yet. I’m going to overwinter them indoors the first year, and then maybe put half of them out the second.
I also just sowed some already-germinated Myrcianthes pungens, planning to do the same with them. The germinated plants looked a bit worse for wear though, so I don’t know how many viable plants I’m going to get. Might have to try again with new seeds.
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“Tropical Fruits in Southern California”
Half the posts are from two dudes in eastern North Carolina…
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Haha I know, I apologize to all you SoCal residents, but we seem to have the same addiction
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I for one am loving it. We need more discussions on topicals here and this is as good a place as any. I’m learning and finding it interesting - which I guess is the whole point. So pl keep going 
@a_Vivaldi and @Gkight and anyone else who cares to chime in.
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i kinda mentioned the grafting part earlier… Tropical Fruits in Southern California (Sapodillas, Sugar Apples or custard apples, StarFruit, Mangoes, Lychees and more) - #78 by epiphyte
- grow a bunch of cherimoya from seed
- keep the most vigorous seedling
- when it’s around 3’ tall cut off the top of the main stem to encourage branching
- keep one branch of the seedling (to test fruit quality) and graft onto the rest of the branches
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I grew up in southern India and we refer Sapodilla fruit as “Sapota” while it’s referred as “Chickoo” in the north.
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If you live in San Diego area, there is a nursery in Vista that sells several varieties of Sappota trees.
It’s called tropical fruit trees. Same domaine to find their website. They don’t deliver according to their website.
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Awesome thanks!
I found the following 2. They seem very similarly named and are both in Vista.
I think you meant to refer to the 2nd one. Any experience with the first?
Atemoya Tropical Fruit Tree Nursery
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LHbnrTnFABTBdwYw8?g_st=ic
This one doesn’t appear to have a website.
California Tropical Fruit Trees:
Yes, the second one. I have no experience with planting these. I am vacationing in southern Florida , and went to Homestead to look for the fruit. They have a fruit stand there with all kinds of exotic tropical fruit. It is called Roberts Was Here or Is Here. They had the chikoo and the much creamier sopadilla varieties. I googled to see if I can take some back to CA and came across your site and the Vista nursery site. It’s been years since I had the fruit. I wish I could plant but my yard is way too small. Good luck to you. I think I might just have to go across the border to eat the fruit. Haha.
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I had a good chat with someone at California Tropical Fruit Trees yesterday. They seem pretty knowledgeable and seem to have an interesting selection and a large number of trees of various sizes. I will try to get out there some time.
It seems like Vista, CA - for whatever reason - has a concentration of fantastic nurseries.
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San Diego is getting more humid over the years. We seem to have a lot of good nurseries around here. I live closer to the coast but Vista more inland and they get the heat. I’m glad you were able to talk to them. I wish I was more knowledgeable about gardening. I have a yard about size of large patio and the soil is full of rocks. I have a plumeria in a pot that I’m trying to nurse back to health. I love all the tropical fruits including Durian. I was born in SE Asia and exposed to it all as a child.
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You can definitely try your hand at growing something more if interested. Lots of folks here are very experienced and can probably give a lot of advice. Just sayin … in case you decide to dig into it.