Editing Pouteria speciosa (section)

=== Soil and water ===

The native setting is high, non-inundated terra firme rather than a floodplain. A habitat-based starting inference is an organic-matter-rich, moisture-retentive soil that still drains freely; keep the root zone out of standing water and do not treat the indexed soil description as a measured pH or irrigation prescription for every site. <sup id="cite_ref-6">[[#cite_note-6|[6]]]</sup><sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>

For a container or young tree, use a coarse structure that drains after heavy rain while retaining some organic matter. This is a practical translation of the terra firme habitat, not a species-specific container trial. Irrigation should replace drying that is prolonged enough to stress an evergreen rainforest tree, while drainage remains the priority after storms. <sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>