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Nursery Direct
Blue Cane Palm
Dypsis cabadae
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.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 90L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
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
Blue Cane Palm, Dypsis cabadae
Few palms command a landscape like the Blue Cane. Its signature silvery-blue trunks, arching feathery fronds, and dense clumping form deliver a tropical presence that reads as both refined and immediate, at advanced sizes, the effect is instant and undeniable.
Why Blue Cane Palm
Distinctive Trunk Colouration: The silvery-blue canes are a genuine point of difference, offering visual interest even in the off-season.
Clumping, Multi-Stem Form: Builds volume and mass quickly, making it one of the most effective palms for structural planting.
Natural Screening Density: Tight, layered growth creates a substantial green barrier without the need for supplementary planting.
Non-Invasive Root System: Safe for installation near pools, paving, structures, and built edges.
Self-Cleaning Habit: Old fronds shed naturally, keeping maintenance demands low on larger properties.
Ideal Applications
Privacy Screening: Mass-planted clumps form a lush, layered barrier with the density to replace fencing on high-end residential projects.
Poolside Planting: A trusted choice for aquatic surrounds where root safety and tropical character are both priorities.
Feature Specimen: Planted as a standalone focal point, advanced specimens create immediate structural drama in open landscapes.
Courtyard and Terrace Planting: Performs well in large containers, lending vertical form and tropical presence to paved entertaining spaces.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 3 to 4m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 4 to 6m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained, fertile soil; tolerates a range of soil types but dislikes waterlogging
Establishment Care: Water regularly for the first 12 months until established, ensuring the root zone stays consistently moist but not saturated. Apply a slow-release tropical fertiliser in spring and mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 8 to 12m
Width: 4 to 6m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Madagascar
Flower Colour: Cream
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.







