that is a really nice-looking custard
apple tree!! I see very spindly ones here, never so lush.
I haven't heard anything about them being problematic to plant under. I do grow ginger and I find that my dirt is not fluffy
enough to make for easy harvesting, so I put it in large containers (except for the escapees, which I half-heartedly try to catch every year. They do well under and in everything, pretty much, as long as they have enough
water when they're getting established).