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Nursery Direct
Allagoptera caudescens
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Allagoptera caudescens
A rare clustering palm with genuine sculptural presence, Allagoptera caudescens delivers layered tropical texture without scale or maintenance burden. Drought-tolerant and highly adaptable, it performs consistently across coastal, dry, and subtropical landscapes.
Why Allagoptera caudescens
Multi-stem clustering form: Natural clumping habit creates depth and visual weight in the planting.
Arching frond texture: Soft, kinetic foliage adds movement and refined tropical layering to composed plantings.
Compact scale: Reaching 6 to 12 metres, it integrates precisely into mid-storey and understory planting schemes without overpowering.
Drought and coastal resilience: Well-suited to sandy soils and dry conditions once established; low ongoing resource demand.
Clean and low-maintenance: No significant pest or disease pressure; no sharp spines; suitable for high-use zones.
Ideal Applications
Tropical and coastal projects: Contributes softness and movement to warm-climate compositions alongside bold structural planting.
Understory layering: Effective beneath canopy palms or large-canopy trees where compact scale and shade tolerance are required.
Sculptural clump feature: Multi-stem habit reads as a refined focal element within large garden beds or open lawn settings.
Resort and poolside planting: Tidy, spine-free, and non-invasive; performs well in high-amenity residential and commercial landscapes.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 3 to 5m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained sandy or loamy soils; tolerates poor, dry soils; drought tolerant once established
Establishment Care: Water regularly for the first 6 to 12 months to establish a strong root system, then reduce to occasional deep watering. Avoid overwatering or poorly drained conditions as this palm is adapted to dry savanna environments.
Plant Details
Height: 6 to 12m (to 15m in ideal conditions)
Width: 2 to 3m
Growth Rate: Slow
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Brazil (cerrado regions of central and eastern Brazil)
Flower Colour: Yellow
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







