It grows in the heavy clays of Puerto Rico, the sandy clays of Guatemala and even in the sandy soils of Florida in the United States. The essential characteristics of the soil for optimum cultivation are the quality of drainage, depth. In tropical areas, there are many soils with these characteristics. However, soil factors are inseparably linked to the sapote plant's photosynthetic potential, for which reason the low fertility of some tropical soils limits the yield of this species. The sapote does not tolerate low temperatures, even if of short duration.
Extreme temperatures can temporarily affect some of the functions of any of the tree's organs.
If the dry season is prolonged in a given area, harvesting may be concentrated in short periods while, in places where there is no dry season, the crop can be harvested with maximum fruiting throughout the year. Despite morphological differences and sometimes differences in geographical distribution, if compared with other fruit-tree species, the value of these three taxa would be at variety level. Table 4 indicates the 16 best cultivars. This cultivar has a second harvest between July and August. Much of the genetic variability of the genus Pouteria is found in the tropical forest areas which are still unexplored.