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Nursery Direct
Fishtail Palm
Caryota mitis
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: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 160L 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
Fishtail Palm Caryota mitis
Few palms command attention like the Fishtail Palm, its bipinnate fronds, unique among palms, deliver a layered, architectural texture that reads as both tropical and sculptural. Advanced specimens establish an immediate sense of place, bringing lush, mature presence to any project without the wait.
Why Fishtail Palm
Distinctive Foliage: Irregularly shaped leaflets resembling fish tails create a bold, graphic texture unlike any other palm species.
Multi-Stemmed Form: Clumping growth habit produces a full, dense canopy, ideal where single-trunk palms lack the volume required.
Tropical Presence: Delivers instant resort-style atmosphere suited to high-end residential and commercial landscapes.
Shade Tolerance: Performs well in partially shaded positions, expanding placement options in complex landscape designs.
Proven in Australian Conditions: Well-suited to subtropical and tropical climates; a reliable performer in Queensland, Northern NSW, and the Northern Territory.
Ideal Applications
Resort and Hospitality Landscapes: Defines poolside and entertainment precincts with lush, layered canopy structure.
Prestige Residential Properties: Anchors tropical garden rooms and courtyard spaces with immediate maturity and scale.
Commercial Streetscapes: Delivers reliable tropical character in high-visibility planting beds and entrance corridors.
Screening and Privacy: Dense clumping habit creates effective, visually refined screens without the need for solid fencing.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 2 to 3m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 3 to 5m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil; tolerates a range of soil types but dislikes waterlogging
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly during the first 12 months to establish a strong root system, keeping the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged. Apply a layer of organic mulch around the base and feed with a slow-release palm fertiliser in spring and summer to encourage healthy growth.
Plant Details
Height: 6 to 12m
Width: 3 to 5m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines)
Flower Colour: Cream to 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.







