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These photographs show the species, not the individual tree. Specimens this size are selected by hand — we photograph the actual tree allocated to your order and send it to you before dispatch, and you can decline it if it is not right.
Palms & Trees
Fishtail Palm
Caryota mitis
The only palm with bipinnate leaves — the leaflets are wedge-shaped with a torn, ragged edge, exactly like the tail of a fish. Nothing else in the plant world looks quite like it, and it makes a striking contrast against the smooth fronds of other palms.
It clumps rather than growing as a single trunk, so it fills a corner or screens a boundary rather than standing as a specimen. It also takes shade well, which makes it useful in the difficult spots.
- Uniquely ragged, fish-tail leaflets — no other palm looks like it
- Clumping habit fills corners and screens boundaries
- Handles shade better than most
Rs 3,500for the 3 ft clump
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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4.7(15 reviews) In stock, dispatched in 1–2 working days
Packed by hand
Dispatched in 1–2 working days
7-day guarantee
Replaced or refunded if damaged
Grown by us
Never bought in and resold
At a glance
- Mature size
- 5–8 m clumps
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Difficulty
- Easy to keep
- Around pets
- Non-toxic — safe if chewed
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How to look after your Fishtail Palm
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Most prefer full sun once established; indoor palms want bright, filtered light.
- Water
- Deeply twice a week in summer, weekly in winter. Palms dislike both drought and standing water.
- Humidity
- Moderate. Indoor palms benefit from raised humidity in winter.
- Soil
- Sandy, free-draining soil. Palms rot at the crown in heavy, wet ground.
- Feeding
- Specialist palm feed containing magnesium and manganese, three times a year. Ordinary NPK causes yellow banding.
- Temperature
- 15–48°C for outdoor species. Protect indoor palms below 12°C.
If something goes wrong
Yellow bands on older fronds
Why it happens: Magnesium or potassium deficiency — very common in palms.
What to do: Apply a palm-specific feed. Do not remove yellowing fronds; the palm is still drawing nutrients from them.
Brown, dry frond tips
Why it happens: Dry air, salt build-up, or under-watering.
What to do: Water deeply, flush the soil, and raise humidity for indoor palms.
Soft, foul-smelling crown
Why it happens: Crown rot from water sitting in the growing point.
What to do: Usually fatal. Prevent it by never watering into the crown.
Arecaceae
We grow 11 palms
They differ in leaf shape, mature size and colour — compare them side by side before you choose.
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