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Nursery Direct
White Elephant Palm
Kerriodoxa elegans
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
White Elephant Palm - Kerriodoxa elegans
One of the most coveted collector's palms in cultivation, Kerriodoxa elegans commands attention through restraint rather than scale. Its broad fan leaves, deep green above, luminous silver-white beneath, bring a rare, architectural quality to shaded tropical landscapes that few specimens can rival.
Why White Elephant Palm
Distinctive Foliage: Large palmate leaves with a striking silver-white underside that catches filtered light with quiet drama.
Exceptional Rarity: A true collector's specimen, seldom seen in the trade and immediately recognisable to those who know palms.
Shade Tolerance: One of the few palms that genuinely thrives in full shade to dappled light, opening planting positions unavailable to most species.
Refined Scale: A naturally compact habit suited to intimate courtyard settings and curated understory compositions.
Tropical Provenance: Native to the rainforests of southern Thailand, it brings authentic tropical character to warm-climate properties.
Ideal Applications
Shaded Courtyard Feature: A singular specimen positioned to catch filtered light in enclosed or sheltered courtyard spaces.
Rainforest Understory Planting: Layers naturally beneath established canopy trees in tropical and subtropical landscape compositions.
Interior Atrium Planting: Performs exceptionally in climate-controlled interior spaces with bright, indirect light and ambient humidity.
Curated Container Specimen: Suited to large-format containers on covered terraces and entertainment areas where tropical character is the design intent.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 3 to 5m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Moist, humus-rich, well-drained acidic to neutral soil; does not tolerate waterlogging or alkaline conditions
Establishment Care: Water regularly and deeply during the first 1 to 2 years to establish a strong root system, keeping the soil consistently moist but not saturated. Mulch around the base to retain moisture and protect roots, and shelter from direct sun and drying winds until established.
Plant Details
Height: 3 to 5m
Width: 2 to 3m
Growth Rate: Slow
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Partial shade
Native to: Thailand (Krabi Province, southern Thailand)
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.







