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Nursery Direct
Queensland Black Palm
Normanbya normanbyi
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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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 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
Queensland Black Palm, Normanbya normanbyi
One of Australia's most visually commanding native palms, the Queensland Black Palm delivers immediate tropical presence through its distinctively dark trunk, sweeping arching fronds, and impressive vertical scale. A rare specimen that signals serious intent in any landscape.
Why Queensland Black Palm
Rare Native Specimen: An endemic Australian palm of genuine botanical distinction, seldom seen in advanced stock form.
Striking Trunk Character: The smooth, near-black trunk provides year-round structural drama that few palms can match.
Impressive Scale: Reaches 15 to 25m at maturity, delivering canopy height and tropical verticality suited to large-format landscapes.
Climate Resilience: Performs strongly in tropical and subtropical conditions, tolerating coastal humidity, heat, and sandy soils.
Self-Maintaining Form: Naturally sheds spent fronds, requiring minimal ongoing intervention once established.
Ideal Applications
Prestige Residential Feature: A singular specimen planted as a focal point in high-end residential properties where immediate impact is non-negotiable.
Resort and Hospitality Landscapes: Poolside or entrance planting that establishes an unambiguous tropical aesthetic from day one.
Tropical Streetscapes and Avenues: Advanced stock planted in repeat sequence creates cohesive, resort-grade boulevard planting.
Rainforest and Coastal Projects: Integrates naturally into layered planting schemes across warm, humid coastal and hinterland sites.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 4 to 6m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Prefers moist, well-drained, humus-rich soils; tolerates heavy clay if drainage is adequate; performs best in slightly acidic to neutral pH
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly during the first two years to establish a strong root system, particularly during dry periods. Apply a thick layer of organic mulch around the base to retain soil moisture and protect the shallow root zone.
Plant Details
Height: 15 to 25m
Width: 3 to 5m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Tropical Queensland, Australia
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.







