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Nursery Direct
Calappa Palm
Actinorhytis calapparia
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 60Ltypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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Request photosGetting it in: this size needs about 900mm 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
Calappa Palm - Actinorhytis calapparia
One of the more architecturally commanding palms available in advanced stock, the Calappa Palm delivers immediate tropical scale with its soaring, clean trunk and sweeping feathery canopy. At maturity it reaches 15 to 20 metres, a presence that registers from a distance and holds it.
Why Calappa Palm
Immediate Vertical Impact: Advanced specimens establish height and structure from day one, with no multi-year wait for canopy presence.
Architectural Form: A smooth, ringed trunk and arching pinnate fronds deliver refined tropical structure suited to high-end residential and commercial projects.
Coastal and Humid Resilience: Performs reliably in humid subtropical climates and tolerates the conditions typical of coastal Queensland and northern NSW properties.
Low Ongoing Maintenance: Once established in appropriate conditions, demands little intervention, a practical consideration for large-scale professional installations.
Tropical Climate Performer: Purpose-suited to warm, frost-free zones where it grows with consistent vigour.
Ideal Applications
Prestige Driveway Avenues: Planted in matched rows, advanced Calappa Palms create an immediate grand arrival sequence for estate and resort entries.
Poolside and Leisure Zones: Provides the canopy height and tropical character expected of five-star resort and luxury residential pool environments.
Focal Specimens: Positioned as a singular statement within a curated tropical or contemporary landscape composition.
Layered Tropical Planting Schemes: Works as the upper canopy layer in multi-storey tropical plantings alongside mid and ground-level species.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 6 to 10m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer (October to December)
Soil & Drainage: Prefers deep, moist, well-drained loamy soils rich in organic matter; tolerates some clay but not prolonged waterlogging
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly throughout the first two years to establish a strong root system, particularly during dry periods. Mulch around the base to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds, keeping mulch clear of the trunk.
Plant Details
Height: 15 to 25m
Width: 4 to 6m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and eastern Indonesia
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.







