Product Description
Short answer: a PE-foliage faux palm with a stainless steel branch armature, sold in five configurations — some as a single tree, some as a matched pair. The branches are built to be bent and reshaped by hand without snapping, and the tree arrives potted with a moss-finished soil surface.
A palm reads as loose and tropical in a way an olive or a ficus does not, and it is usually the shape to reach for when the brief is to soften a corner rather than anchor a room. The stainless steel wire beneath the polyethylene fronds gives the branches genuine flexibility, so you can angle each one to fill the space you have rather than working around a fixed silhouette.
Five variants are available. Choose based on whether you want one tree or two — a pair suits flanking a doorway or an entryway, while a single tree fits a corner on its own.
What are the exact dimensions and materials?
| Configuration | Five variants; some ship as a single tree, others as a pair of two |
|---|---|
| Foliage material | PE (polyethylene) |
| Trunk | Not specified |
| Branch armature | Stainless steel, bendable and break-resistant |
| Pot / base | Moss-covered potting soil finish; pot material not specified |
| UV rating | Not specified |
| Placement | Indoor |
| Assembly | 2-step installation |
Artificial palm tree, or a real one?
| This tree | Live indoor palm | |
|---|---|---|
| Light required | None | Bright indirect light for most indoor palm species; a north-facing room is often not enough. |
| Common issue | None | Spider mites and browning frond tips, especially once indoor humidity drops for winter |
| Cost, year one | Paid once | Paid again for a comparable size, plus a pot |
| Cost, year five | Nothing further | Frequently replaced once, sometimes twice |
| Maintenance | A damp cloth, monthly | Watering, misting, repotting, pest checks |
What arrives in the box, and what do I have to do to it?
Palms ship compressed, with the fronds folded flat against the branches to survive transit, so it will look thinner than the photographs until the fronds are opened out by hand. Palm foliage takes longer to fluff than a broadleaf tree like a fiddle leaf fig, since each frond is a spine of narrow leaflets that need separating and angling individually rather than a handful of large leaves rotated into place.
Inspect the pot and the trunk before you accept delivery, and photograph anything damaged before you unpack further — shipping damage such as cracked bases or crushed pots is the most common issue in this category.
Who should not buy this?
- Direct outdoor sun. This palm is best suited to indoor use. For spots with direct sun, choose a UV-rated model instead.
- Anyone who wants an exact height figure to plan around. Choose by configuration — single tree or pair — and price rather than a stated height.
Common questions
Do artificial palm fronds look realistic up close?
It depends more on the fluffing than on the material. PE fronds hold a matte finish well, but a frond that ships flat and is never properly separated reads as a solid green fan rather than dozens of individual leaflets — that is the single biggest giveaway in this product category. Take the time to spread each leaflet along the spine by hand rather than fanning the whole frond out at once; it is slower than shaping a broadleaf tree, but it is the difference between a palm that reads as real across a room and one that reads as a prop.
Can I put an artificial palm tree outside?
This palm is best suited to indoor use. For spots with direct sun, choose a UV-rated model instead — ultraviolet exposure is what causes artificial foliage to lighten and go brittle over time.
How do I clean an artificial palm tree?
Wipe down with a cloth roughly once a month. Palms collect dust in the crevices between leaflets rather than on one flat leaf surface, so a single pass down the centre of each frond will miss most of it — run the cloth along both sides of every leaflet, or use a hairdryer on a cool setting held at a short distance to lift dust out from between them without bending the wire.
Can the branches be reshaped?
Yes. The stainless steel armature under each frond is built to be bent and reshaped by hand without snapping, which holds up better to repeated repositioning than the softer wire some budget palms use.