The best palm trees, compared.
Top pick: NZQXJXZ 5 ft faux areca with basket Best value: Tuocal 71 cm faux areca – About £18.99 for a 71 cm areca look, with matching height fields and its own 4.5 from 431 reviews. Updated October 2026.
A palm tree on amazon.co.uk is a decorative object, not a nursery plant. Nine of the ten listings are faux palms, with silk, polyester or plastic fronds on wire, and one is a 90 cm PVC inflatable. None is a live palm in a grower pot. A trunk in the ground needs a hardy live species such as fortunei, which the RHS rates. Quality is a height the listing's own fields agree on, a pot you can ballast, and UV wording if the tree will see sun. 150 cm suits a standard ceiling. 270 cm is a stairwell or garden, not a 2.4 m bedroom. If the listing does not state UV resistance, treat the tree as indoor or covered. What to check before you pay is in the [palm tree buying guide](/hub/trees-and-palms/palm-tree/sub/palm-tree-buying-guide). The looks split into an areca or golden-cane shape, a phoenix shape, an unspecified multi-stem, and the inflatable. Live hardy palms, including palm and dwarf fan palm, are a different supply chain.
A palm tree on amazon.co.uk is a decorative object, not a nursery plant. Nine of the ten listings are faux palms, with silk, polyester or plastic fronds on wire, and one is a 90 cm PVC inflatable.
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What do you want the palm to do?
The NZQXJXZ areca with a claimed cotton basket is about £39.99, with 5 ft on the title, 63 inches in a bullet and 160 cm on the specification line. Those three heights cannot be treated as one figure. Bullets claim UV-resistant materials, a hand-woven cotton basket and faux moss on a weighted nursery pot; included components list a pot. The star line is 5.0 from 3 reviews, with two short non-UK texts and no UK review. Indoor wording sits in the bullets next to the UV claim. A 5.0 from three reviews is not a reason to rank this above the 431-review Tuocal or the 1,614-review Keeplush.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a mid-price areca with a basket claim and you will measure the height when it arrives.
Less suitable: You need UK reviews or one agreed height before you order.
Specifications
Common questions
How tall is it?
The title is 5 ft, a bullet is 63 inches, and the specification line is 160 cm. The listing keeps the conflict.
Is a basket included?
Included components list a pot. Bullets claim a hand-woven cotton basket and faux moss on a weighted nursery pot.
Are there UK reviews?
No. The star line is 5.0 from 3. The file holds two short non-UK texts.
The Keeplush 150 cm faux areca is a polyester floor tree at about £55.99, and both the title and the specification line say 150 cm. The amazon.co.uk line is 4.5 from 1,614 reviews, the same figure as the 180 cm sister, so those stars are one shared pool rather than two UK samples. Reviewers who spend time fitting and bending the 362 claimed tips get a fuller corner than the packed box suggests, while the 6 inch black pot still tips unless you drop it into a heavier planter with stones. One bullet also calls that pot solid cement. The listing prints UV-resistant wording and indoor plus outdoor uses, yet a review update in this pool says the stems rust outside. Listed weight is 2.27 kg. For a standard UK ceiling this is the top pick in the set, provided you ballast the starter pot and do not treat the UV line as a lab result.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 150 cm areca look under a standard UK ceiling and will put the 6 inch pot in a heavier planter.
Less suitable: You need a unique review file, a decorative pot in the box, or a tree you can leave in rain without rust.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this listing say the tree can go outdoors?
Recommended uses are Indoor, Outdoor, and the bullets claim UV-resistant technology. A review update on this review pool says the stems rust outside.
Is the pot heavy enough on its own?
The listing nests the tree in a 6 inch black pot. One bullet also calls that pot solid cement. UK reviews still put it in a larger planter with stones because it tips.
Are these 1,614 reviews only for the 150 cm tree?
No. The 180 cm sister listing B0BNXGDY3W shows the same 4.5 from 1,614, and the sampled texts match.
The Keeplush 180 cm faux areca is the taller sister of the 150 cm tree, at about £65.99, with 180 cm on both the title and the specification line. It claims 570 tips and 18 trunks, against 362 and 13 on the shorter listing, and the listed weight is 4.72 kg. The star line is the same 4.5 from 1,614 as B0BNXGH4ND, so those reviews are not a second UK sample. Assembly is still fit and bend, and the box still holds a 6 inch black pot that UK reviews overweight. The title is indoor with UV claimed. You pay about £10 more for height, not for new evidence, and you still need ceiling room for a fluffed 180 cm crown.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have the ceiling height for 180 cm and already accept the Keeplush pot and the shared review pool.
Less suitable: You wanted an independent star file, or a 150 cm tree under a tighter ceiling.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a different review file from the 150 cm Keeplush?
No. The product notes record the same 4.5 from 1,614 and matching sampled texts on B0BNXGH4ND.
How tall is the specification line?
180 cm, matching the title. The spec footprint is 16.5 x 16.5 cm, which is the pot, not the fluffed crown.
Does it include a decorative planter?
It includes a 6 inch black pot, a brochure and a quick-use guide. UK reviews still add a heavier outer planter.
The Keeplush triple golden-cane look lists at about £79.99 with a unique 4.5 from 1,220 reviews, so this is not the 1,614 pool. The title says 5 ft, the specification line says 150 cm, and a bullet says 72 inch; those three figures cannot all be the finished height. You assemble three pieces and reshape 19 claimed fronds. The title says outdoor, yet two UK reviews say the pack tells you not to leave it fully exposed, and UV-stabilised is not a spec-line word. The small black pot — bullets say 9 inch or 7 inch, and also cement — still gets dropped into a heavier planter with pea shingle in UK texts. Listed weight is 5.3 kg.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a three-trunk look and will treat outdoor as covered until the pack and the listing agree.
Less suitable: You need one agreed height, or UV-stabilised as a specification-line word.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it stay fully outdoors?
The title says outdoor. Two UK reviews say the pack on arrival tells you not to leave it fully exposed. UV-stabilised is not a spec-line word here.
Why do the heights disagree?
The title is 5 ft, the specification line is 150 cm, and a bullet is 72 inch. The listing keeps all three. It does not pick the tallest.
Will the supplied pot stand in wind?
UK reviews say no. They drop the starter pot into a larger planter and add pea shingle or pebbles.
The Tuocal 71 cm silk areca is the desk and hall size in this set, at about £18.99, with 28 inch in the title matching 71 cm on the specification line. The 4.5 from 431 reviews is its own file, not the Keeplush pool. The product notes and UK reviews say the stalks arrive folded and you fit 24 separate leaves, and some of those leaves will not seat. Recommended uses include outdoor décor for covered spaces, and there is no UV-stabilised wording, so a south-facing open patio is the wrong job. Reviewers still drop the included pot into a larger cover. Compared with the 150 cm Keeplush, this is a table or corner accent, not the main object under a 2.4 m ceiling, which is why it is the best value rather than the top pick.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 71 cm areca look for a desk, hall or covered corner and will fit the 24 leaves.
Less suitable: You need a floor-filling tree under a 2.4 m ceiling, or a UV-claimed patio plant.
Specifications
Common questions
Do I have to fit the leaves?
Yes. The product notes and UK reviews say the stalks arrive folded and the 24 leaves are separate. Some leaves will not seat.
Is it for a patio?
The title says Outdoor Indoor. Recommended uses include outdoor décor for covered spaces. There is no UV-stabilised wording.
How tall is it?
28 inch in the title and 71 cm on the specification line. Those two figures match.
The Pinenoya 180 cm tree is the dearest row at about £89.99, with 180 cm on both the title and the specification line and a 90 × 90 × 180 cm spec footprint. Special features say weather resistant, not UV-stabilised, and recommended uses say indoor or outdoor. The star line is 4.5 from 13 reviews, and four of those 13 texts are from the United Kingdom. A UK review lists a black planter, three leaf sizes and a bag of moss, while a review-of field names a white planter. Assembly is fluff the branches. At this price you are paying for a finished planter in a thin UK file, not for a proven outdoor tree.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want an 180 cm multi-stem with a planter in the box and can live with a 13-review file.
Less suitable: You need a deep UK review pool or a printed UV-stabilised line.
Specifications
Common questions
Is it UV-stabilised?
The listing does not use that phrase. Special features say weather resistant. Recommended uses say indoor or outdoor.
Does it come in a finished planter?
Yes. Included components list a planter. A UK review lists the planter, three sizes of leaves and a bag of moss. A review-of field names a white planter while the title is black.
How many UK reviews are in the file?
The star line is 4.5 from 13. Four of those 13 texts are from the United Kingdom.
The HZXGCP 6 ft silk indoor palm is about £55.99, with 6 ft on the title and 182.9 cm on the specification line. The same bullet block also describes a 1.5 m option with 12 leaves, so height and leaf count conflict inside one file. The star line is 4.3 from 498 reviews, and 15 of 50 sampled texts are from the United Kingdom. You insert stems into the trunk. Bullets claim a cement-filled polypropylene base and fire-retardant treatment with TUV certification, yet the file shows no grade or certificate. A bullet says the decorative display pot in the picture is not included, and UK reviews call the planter smaller than the photo. Patio appears in the bullets while the title is indoor.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 6 ft indoor silk palm at about £56 and will hide a small starter pot.
Less suitable: You need a fire certificate for a workplace, or a height field that never contradicts itself.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the white pot in the photo included?
The title mentions a white pot and included components list a base and pot. A bullet says the decorative display pot in the picture is not included. UK reviews call the planter smaller than the photo.
Does the listing show a fire certificate?
No. Bullets claim fire-retardant treatment and TUV certification. The bullets record that claim. There is no grade or certificate in the file.
How tall is it?
The title is 6 ft and the specification line is 182.9 cm. The same bullet block also describes a 1.5 m option with 12 leaves.
The CROSOFMI 35 cm silk areca is a desk and windowsill plant at about £12.99, listed at 0.49 kg, not a floor-corner tree. The star line is 4.3 from 293 reviews, with the first 50 texts UK-tagged. Several UK reviewers call it smaller than expected and still drop the plastic pot into their own ceramic. Bullets claim odourless; one UK review of two units describes an unpleasant smell that lingered until they were moved. The usage field says Indoor, Outdoor, and special features say waterproof, with no UV word. Creases sit in the UK texts. Recommended uses still include office wording.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 35 cm areca look for a desk, windowsill or bathroom and will hide a plastic pot.
Less suitable: You need a floor tree, or a tree you can leave in direct sun.
Specifications
Common questions
Will it fill a floor corner?
No. The title is 35 cm. UK reviews use a desk, windowsill, bathroom or hall jardiniere. Several call it smaller than expected.
Does it smell?
Bullets claim odourless. One UK review of two units describes an unpleasant smell that lingered until they were moved.
Is a pot included?
Yes. A plastic pot or container. Many UK reviewers still drop it into their own ceramic pot.
The ZEEOZE 270 cm phoenix look is the tallest title in this set, at about £79.41, with nearly 9 ft in the copy and no Item Dimensions D × W × H line to confirm it. Bullets claim 21 leaves, fully UV-resistant and waterproof, and the listed weight is 12.7 kg. The star line is 4.3 from 76 reviews, and 10 of 50 sampled texts are from the United Kingdom. A US text in that sample says it is not close to 9 ft. Reviews still describe tip-over unless the included pot is reinforced or dropped into a heavier planter. This is a stairwell, lobby or garden-scale object, not a 2.4 m bedroom tree.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have a high ceiling or a sheltered outdoor spot and will ballast the pot even at 12.7 kg.
Less suitable: You need a confirmed specification height, or a tree for a standard bedroom.
Specifications
Common questions
How tall is the specification line?
There is no Item Dimensions D x W x H line. The title is 270 cm, nearly 9 ft. A US text in the sampled 50 says it is not close to 9 ft.
Is it UV-resistant?
The bullets say fully UV-resistant and waterproof. Special features say weather resistant. That wording is not a lab result.
Will it stand in wind?
The listed weight is 12.7 kg. Reviews in the sampled 50 still describe tip-over unless the pot is reinforced or placed in a heavier planter.
The HENBRANDT 90 cm palm is a PVC party inflatable at about £5.35, ranked in Toys & Games, not a house plant. The title and specification both say 90 cm, and the listed weight is 0.23 kg. The star line is 4.2 from 522 reviews, with the first 50 texts UK-tagged. Some UK reviews say it lasted a party; others say it deflated in minutes, arrived punctured, or would not stand without support. A pump is not listed. The age mark is 3+ in the bullets, while the manufacturer recommended-age field also says 12 months to 5 years. Compared with every silk floor tree here, this is a one-night prop.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You need a 90 cm party prop for one evening and accept that it may not stay inflated.
Less suitable: You wanted a silk or polyester floor tree for a living room.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a house plant?
No. It is a 90 cm inflatable party decoration in Toys & Games. The other nine kept listings are faux floor or desk palms.
Does it stay inflated?
Some UK reviews say it lasted a party. Others say it deflated in minutes, arrived punctured, or would not stand without support.
What age is printed?
Ages 3+ in the bullets. The manufacturer recommended-age field also says 12 months to 5 years.
This comparison uses the ten amazon.co.uk listings kept for palm trees, and the review notes already stored for those listings. The scores are listing scores. They are not a measured height, a UV test or a fire test. A seller line such as UV-resistant, outdoor or fire retardant is the listing claim. The weights below are the order those notes were read. They sum to 100.
Height agreement
25%Title, specification and bullets often print different heights. A listing scores up when those fields agree, and down when 5 ft, 150 cm and 72 inch cannot all be the finished tree. 270 cm is a stairwell or garden, not a 2.4 m bedroom.
Outdoor and UV wording
20%“Indoor and outdoor” is not the same as “UV-stabilised”. If the listing does not state UV resistance, it is read as indoor or covered. Conservatory glass still counts as sun. A UV bullet is not a lab result.
Pot and ballast
20%Several trees ship a small black nursery pot. UK reviews of the Keeplush and golden-cane trees drop that pot into a heavier planter with stones or pea shingle, because the crown is top-heavy.
Assembly
15%Wire fronds arrive folded. Reviewers who skip 15–30 minutes of fitting and bending return a sparse tree. The inflatable is a separate job: inflate it, and a pump is not listed.
Review evidence
20%The star line on amazon.co.uk, then a deduction when the file is shared, thin, or not in UK text. The Keeplush 150 cm and 180 cm lines are both 4.5 from 1,614. That pool is counted once.
Ten decorative palms from amazon.co.uk sit on this page. Nine are faux trees and one is a 90 cm inflatable. The top pick is the Keeplush 150 cm faux areca at about £55.99, if you will ballast the 6 inch pot. The best value is the Tuocal 71 cm silk areca at about £18.99. Price is a weak guide on its own: a taller bullet is not a taller tree, “indoor and outdoor” is not a UV test, and a 4.5-star line shared by two heights is one sample.
A palm tree on this page is not a plant you water. On amazon.co.uk this set is nine faux palms, with silk, polyester or plastic fronds on wire, plus one 90 cm PVC inflatable. None of the ten kept listings is a live palm in a grower pot. The looks split into an areca or golden-cane shape, a phoenix shape, an unspecified multi-stem, and the inflatable. Live hardy palms, including Chusan palm and dwarf fan palm, are a different supply chain.
“Indoor and outdoor” is not the same as “UV-stabilised”. If the product does not state UV resistance, treat it as indoor or covered. Conservatory glass still counts as sun. A review update on the Keeplush pool says the stems rust outside.
Title, specification and bullets often disagree. The Keeplush triple golden cane prints 5 ft, 150 cm and 72 inch. The NZQXJXZ areca prints 5 ft, 63 inches and 160 cm. Those figures cannot all be the finished tree. Do not choose the tallest.
Wire fronds arrive folded. Reviewers who skip 15–30 minutes of fitting and bending return a sparse tree. Counting the Keeplush 4.5 from 1,614 twice, once for 150 cm and once for 180 cm, is the same mistake with the star line.
Height is the measurement that goes wrong first. Title, specification and bullets often disagree, and the taller figure is not a finished tree. The Keeplush 150 cm and 180 cm areca listings agree with themselves: 150 cm on both fields, and 180 cm on both fields. The triple golden cane prints 5 ft, 150 cm and 72 inch. The NZQXJXZ areca prints 5 ft, 63 inches and 160 cm. The HZXGCP file is 6 ft and 182.9 cm, and the same bullets also describe a 1.5 m option.
Outdoor wording is not a hardiness rating. “Indoor and outdoor” is not the same as “UV-stabilised”. Leaf and Botanik both say: if the product does not state UV resistance, treat it as indoor or covered. Conservatory glass still counts as sun. The Keeplush 150 cm and 180 cm listings print UV-resistant wording. A review update in that shared pool says the stems rust outside. The triple golden cane says outdoor in the title, and two UK reviews say the pack tells you not to leave it fully exposed.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want a green corner and you will not water it. The Keeplush 150 cm faux areca is about £55.99, with 150 cm on the title and the specification line. The 6 inch pot still needs stones in a heavier planter. The 4.5 from 1,614 reviews is shared with the 180 cm sister.
You do not need a tree under a 2.4 m ceiling. The Tuocal 71 cm silk areca is about £18.99, with 28 inch in the title matching 71 cm on the specification. You fit 24 leaves. There is no UV-stabilised wording, so an open patio is the wrong job.
You need a prop for one evening, not a floor plant. The HENBRANDT palm is a 90 cm PVC inflatable at about £5.35, ages 3+, ranked in Toys & Games. Some UK reviews say it lasted a party. Others say it deflated, arrived punctured, or would not stand.
The top pick is the Keeplush 150 cm faux areca at about £55.99. Title and specification both say 150 cm, the listing prints UV-resistant wording, and amazon.co.uk shows 4.5 from 1,614 reviews. That star line is shared with the 180 cm sister, the 6 inch pot still needs ballast, and a review update in this pool says the stems rust outside. The best value is the Tuocal 71 cm silk areca at about £18.99: 28 inch matches 71 cm, with 4.5 from 431 reviews in its own file. You fit 24 leaves, and there is no UV-stabilised wording. None of the ten is a live palm.
Tuocal 71 cm faux areca
About £18.99 for a 71 cm areca look, with matching height fields and its own 4.5 from 431 reviews.
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