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Iriartea deltoidea
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Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 60L about 1.5 to 2.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here 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
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Iriartea deltoidea
Few palms have architecture as unusual as Iriartea deltoidea. The trunk swells into a distinct bulge partway up its length, and the base sits on a cone of exposed stilt roots that lift the whole plant clear of the ground. Above that, the plumose fronds carry wedge shaped leaflets with ragged, bitten off tips, so the crown looks nothing like a standard feather palm. This is a rainforest species for genuinely tropical Australian gardens, planted where the trunk itself is the feature.
Why Iriartea deltoidea
Stilt root cone: The visible lattice of prop roots at the base is one of the most striking structures in the palm family.
Bulging trunk: A pronounced swelling develops along the smooth grey stem, giving the common name barrigona, or big belly.
Deltoid leaflets: The wedge shaped, jaggedly cut leaflets are arranged in several planes, producing a soft, plumose crown.
Rainforest presence: Grown in a warm sheltered position it gives a garden the feel of genuine lowland rainforest.
Vertical scale: Over many years it climbs well above the surrounding canopy while occupying very little ground.
Ideal Applications
Tropical collector's garden: Planted where it can be viewed from close range, the trunk and root cone reward inspection.
Rainforest understorey grove: Grouped in threes or fives beneath established canopy trees it recreates a natural stand.
Sheltered atrium: A warm, humid, wind free courtyard suits it far better than an exposed lawn.
Feature beside water: The reflected humidity around a pond or pool edge helps it hold good frond condition.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): Not a screening palm. Allow 4 to 5m between plants in a grove
Spacing (feature/avenue): 5 to 6m to display the trunk and stilt roots in full
Best Planting Season: The warm wet season, from late spring through summer
Soil & Drainage: Deep, rich, constantly moist but free draining rainforest soil, high in organic matter. Strictly frost free
Establishment Care: Keep the root zone permanently moist and shaded through the first two years, because this palm has no drought tolerance at any stage. Mulch thickly with leaf litter or aged compost, shelter young plants from direct midday sun and all wind, and feed lightly but regularly through the warm months.
Plant Details
Height: 8 to 15m in Australian cultivation over many years, considerably taller in habitat
Width: 4 to 6m crown spread
Growth Rate: Moderate in tropical conditions
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Shade to filtered light when young, part to full sun once the trunk is formed
Native to: Lowland rainforests of Central and South America, from Nicaragua to Bolivia
Flower Colour: Insignificant, 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.







