How Much Do Artificial Palm Trees Cost in Canada? (Real Prices by Size)

An artificial palm tree in Canada costs between $219 and $869 CAD for most homes, and from roughly $2,400 to over $6,000 for the commercial builds hotels and restaurants install. The spread is wide because "artificial palm" covers everything from a 5 ft potted areca to a 20 ft curved-trunk coconut palm on a fiberglass trunk. As a quick ladder: a 5 to 6 ft palm with UV-resistant fronds runs $219 to $289; a 4 to 6 ft areca with 15 to 21 counted leaves is $289 to $419; a golden cane palm from 4.5 up to 9 ft, sold single or as a pair, spans $289 to $869; and a premium 6.9 ft multi-stem palm with 32 real-touch leaves is $1,119. Above that you are into commercial territory: a 13 ft date palm from $2,368.99, coconut palms from $2,787.99. This article is the price map for our palm line, 51 products deep. If you want help picking a species or styling one, that lives in the artificial palm tree guide — here we deal strictly in dollars.

What do artificial palm trees cost by size?

Height is the first and biggest price lever, so the honest way to shop is by the ceiling you have and the budget band that height puts you in. These are current CAD prices on live listings, not estimates.

Two things stand out in that table. First, price does not climb smoothly with height — it jumps. A 6 ft palm and a 9 ft palm can both sit under $900, but the move from 9 ft to 13 ft roughly triples the price, because past about 10 ft a palm stops being a potted product you unbox and becomes a fabricated structure with an engineered trunk. Second, within a single height you can pay three different prices depending on construction, which is the next section.

Why do two palms the same height cost different amounts?

Palms are priced differently from broadleaf trees like olives or fiddle leaf figs. An olive's cost sits mostly in thousands of small leaves; a palm's cost concentrates in a handful of large, complicated fronds and in the trunk. Five things move the number.

Frond count. Each palm frond is a spine with dozens of individually attached leaflets, so adding fronds is expensive in a way adding olive leaves is not. This is why our areca listings publish leaf counts — the 4 to 6 ft areca carries 15 to 21 leaves depending on height, and the count is a large part of why it costs $289 to $419 while a same-height palm with sparser foliage sits at $219 to $289. A sparse palm reads as fake from across the room; density is what you are paying for.

Real-touch coating. Standard fronds are fabric or PE with printed veining. Real-touch leaves add a coating and moulding process that mimics the waxy surface of live foliage, which matters on a palm because fronds sit at eye level and people touch them. It is the main reason the 6.9 ft multi-stem palm with 32 real-touch leaves is $1,119 when ordinary palms of similar height are half that.

Trunk construction. Cheap palms use a plastic pole with printed bark texture. Mid-tier trees wrap the trunk in fiber or coir sheeting for a hairy, organic surface. Commercial trees sculpt the trunk — fiberglass or a natural wood core with modelled bark rings — which is what you are buying in a 13 ft date palm on a natural wood trunk at from $2,368.99. On a palm the trunk is not hidden behind foliage the way an olive's is; it is most of what you see, so trunk build moves palm price more than it moves any other species.

Single versus pair. Palms are often bought in pairs to flank a doorway or sofa, so some listings sell both configurations. The golden cane palm runs $289 to $869 across its 4.5 to 9 ft range partly because that spread covers both single trees and pairs — check which variant you are pricing before comparing against another store's single-tree figure.

UV treatment. UV inhibitors are mixed into the foliage material for outdoor or bright-window placement. At retail scale the premium is modest — the $219 to $289 UV-resistant palm is our entry model. At commercial scale, outdoor-rated builds pair UV foliage with fiberglass trunks and the price reflects both, which is why outdoor coconut palms start around $2,368.99 and run to $6,291.99.

Those are the palm-specific levers. The economics underneath — why any faux tree can cost $80 or $900, what factory grade means, where the freight sits in the price — are covered in why faux trees cost $80 or $900, and we won't repeat them here.

What do commercial and oversized artificial palms cost?

Past about 10 ft, palms are specified rather than shopped: lobbies, atriums, restaurant fit-outs, pool decks. The tall tropical interior palm starts at $2,368.99, and the 13 ft hotel-spec date palm at the same from-price. The 9 ft commercial coconut palm in glass fiber runs $2,787.99 to $6,291.99 depending on configuration, and a 20 ft palm with a curved trunk — the shape you see ringing resort pools — starts at $2,787.99.

Some large builds carry no listed price at all. Custom-height date palms and fire-treated builds such as the tall date palm for commercial interiors are quote-priced: height, trunk finish, foliage density and delivery are specified per project, so a from-price would be misleading and we don't print one. If your project involves fire-code sign-off, ask for foliage test documentation from every supplier, ours included, via the quote process — the local authority having jurisdiction makes the final call, and our fire ratings guide explains the standards. For the full landscape of 15 ft-plus trees of every species, including what installation involves, see giant artificial trees in Canada.

How much should you actually spend?

For a living room corner or bedroom, $219 to $419 buys a convincing palm at 4 to 6 ft — the entry UV model if the spot gets strong sun, the counted-leaf areca if the tree will be looked at up close. For a statement palm in a large room, hallway pair or office reception, budget $289 to $869 and look at the golden cane's taller variants, or $1,119 if real-touch foliage matters because people will be within touching distance. Between $1,200 and $2,400 you are buying commercial-grade height, 7 to 13 ft, with the trunk build to match. Above $2,400 you are into fabricated outdoor and atrium trees, and above roughly $3,000 our quote service takes over and prices the project rather than the SKU.

The mistake to avoid is paying statement-tree money for entry-tree construction. A tall palm with a sparse crown and a printed plastic trunk looks worse than a shorter, denser one at the same price — height amplifies whatever the fronds and trunk are doing, good or bad. If in doubt, buy the frond count first and the height second.

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest realistic artificial palm tree?

$219 CAD is the current floor of our palm line, for a 5 to 6 ft palm with UV-resistant fronds and a choice of pot colour, rising to $289 at the taller end. Below that price point palms tend to lose frond density, which is the single most visible realism factor on a palm.

How much does a large artificial palm tree for a lobby cost?

From about $2,368.99 CAD. That is the from-price for a 13 ft date palm on a natural wood trunk and for tall tropical interior palms; commercial coconut palms run $2,787.99 to $6,291.99, and a 20 ft curved-trunk palm starts at $2,787.99. Custom-height and fire-treated builds are quote-priced per project.

Why are artificial palm trees more expensive than other faux trees at the same height?

Because the cost sits in fewer, more complicated parts. Each frond is a spine carrying dozens of attached leaflets, and the trunk is fully visible rather than hidden behind foliage, so it needs wrapping or sculpting to convince. A 6 ft olive spreads its cost across thousands of simple leaves; a 6 ft palm concentrates it in perhaps 15 to 32 fronds and one prominent trunk.

Are outdoor artificial palm trees more expensive?

At small sizes, not by much — our UV-resistant 5 to 6 ft palm is actually the entry model at $219 to $289 CAD. At commercial scale the gap widens, because outdoor rating pairs UV-stabilised foliage with a fiberglass or treated trunk that can stand weather, and those builds start around $2,368.99 and reach $6,291.99.

Can you buy artificial palm trees in pairs?

Yes. Palms flank doorways and sofas naturally, so some listings offer both single and pair variants — the golden cane palm's $289 to $869 CAD range covers singles and pairs across 4.5 to 9 ft. When comparing prices between stores, confirm whether the figure covers one tree or two before deciding which is the better deal.

All prices are Eververda CAD list prices, current as of 29 August 2026.