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Nursery Direct
Dwarf Date Palm
Phoenix roebelenii
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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Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 75L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 90L 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 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
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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.
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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
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Dwarf Date Palm - Phoenix roebelenii
The dwarf date palm earns its place by staying small. Phoenix roebelenii tops out somewhere between head height and first floor height, carrying soft, finely divided fronds that arch out in a neat shuttlecock. It delivers an unmistakably tropical outline in a space where a bangalow or cocos palm would quickly outgrow the site. Single, twin and multi headed plants are all grown, and each reads quite differently in a design.
Why Dwarf Date Palm
Contained Size: Mature height stays low enough that fronds never crowd eaves, wires or upstairs windows.
Fine Texture: Narrow leaflets give a soft, feathery outline that contrasts well with broad leaved plants.
Container Tolerance: Slow growth and a modest root system make it one of the better palms for large pots.
Shade Flexibility: Grows in full sun or beneath taller palms in dappled light.
Trunk Detail: The stem is patterned with the diamond shaped bases of old fronds, a feature in its own right.
Ideal Applications
Poolside and Courtyard: The classic resort planting, giving height without bulk.
Large Planters: Holds its shape in a pot for years with only annual feeding.
Understorey Layer: Planted in groups beneath taller palms to build a layered canopy.
Entry Pairs: Matched plants either side of a doorway give instant formality.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1.5 to 2m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 2.5 to 3m
Best Planting Season: Spring and summer, avoiding cold soil
Soil & Drainage: Rich, free draining soil with steady moisture, or sand improved with compost
Establishment Care: Water twice weekly through the first two summers and do not let the root ball dry out completely. Mulch to the drip line and feed with palm fertiliser in spring and autumn, taking care with the sharp spines at the base of each frond when trimming.
Plant Details
Height: 2 to 3m, occasionally reaching 4m with age
Width: 2 to 3m
Growth Rate: Slow
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to part shade
Native to: Riverbanks of the Mekong region in South East Asia
Flower Colour: Insignificant cream, followed by small black dates
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.







