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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I contacted a number of palm tree companies before this one and Chris was super helpful and accommodating. Not only did he have the palms I wanted he was also able to deliver at such short notice. I e... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered a tree fern back in March, received in good time and planted as per the instructions. I had some concerns after a few weeks as there was no sign of growth, but the customer services were real... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible company recieved our Avocado tree which hadn't traveled great had brown spots on leaves on arrival , within 2 days leaves went brown, contacted company they said it was to hot put in shade wh... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Im a customer for 6 years and literally brought more than 60 plants so far. These includes palms, exotics, fruits, vines, tree ferns, tropical flowers... Excellent service and prompt email respon... See more

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The Palm Tree Company has a huge range of Top Quality Hardy Palm Trees, Olive Trees, Yuccas, Tree Ferns, Grape Vines, Cycads, large Cacti, large Indoor House Plants and exotics for sale. Shop online at Unbeatable prices. FREE UK mainland delivery!


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I bought two Ensete Maurelli bananas…

I bought two Ensete Maurelli bananas from here. They have grown a leaf a week and are beautiful, healthy plants now about 5 ft tall.
Prompt delivery. Emailed questions answered promptly. A personal service online that is rare nowadays. I can’t fault them.

23 July 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

FICUS CARICA 'Napolitana'

Ordered a wonderful fig tree and could not be happier. As they were quite busy, they delivered around 10pm at night which was of no issue at all. The tree istelf is a wondeful specimen.

Recommend this company.

29 June 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very healthy Dicksonia Antartica

We pre-ordered a 7 foot Dicksonia Antartica tree fern at a very competitive price. Although it took quite a time before it came, when it arrived the delivery went smoothly and the driver was very helpful. The quality of the tree fern received exceeded our expectations and was a very healthy specimen. We were very happy with the whole process and would order from them again in the future.

9 June 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb customer service

Superb customer service and great plants. Ordered two trachycarpus fortunei and one washingtonia robusta. The latter, although in excellent condition, was slightly smaller than I had expected and as this was going direct into a border I rang for advice. Upon calling Allan he was very patient and explained the plant species to me, how they grow and look, however he was completely obliging and offered me a no-fuss exchange. Allan scheduled a swap-over the following week (Queen's Jubilee allowing) and the driver called in advance to check i was at home. Now all three plants are in my garden looking resplendent and I absolutely WILL order from this company again (and again), I fully recommend The Palm Tree Company to anyone considering a purchase. The plants are much bigger and better quality than I have seen in shops so, for me at least, I believe it's worth the extra and when you have excellent service like this I don't quibble, I'm very very happy. Thanks again Allan and driver Luke!

7 June 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing company

Amazing company. Possibly the best supplier of tropical trees in the U.K. I ordered a large tree fern from them a few weeks back, which was delivered quickly and without any issues. I then ordered a small Trachycarpus, which again was delivered very quickly. Upon arrival I felt the tree was a bit too small (my own fault for not ordering a large enough tree) so I emailed and asked if they would be willing to exchange for a larger tree if I paid the difference, which they were absolutely fine with. Replacement tree just been delivered today and it’s perfect. We will definitely be buying more from The Palm Tree Company in the coming months/years! The free delivery is a fantastic bonus.

21 February 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant Company. Beautiful trees.

The most beautiful 7ft Lemon tree arrived exactly when Alan said it would. It is absolutely beautiful and exactly as described. Paul, who delivered it, could not hae been more helpgful and took it to exactly where I wanted it - which was some distance from the road. I will certainly be buying from here again. Many thanks.

22 October 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience with The Palm Tree company was nothing less than 100%

My experience with The Palm Tree company was excellent. I ordered an olive tree and it arrived in less than a week. It is a lovely tree, the driver Jack was so helpful. I am 100mtrs off the main road down a lane which is normally a issue for the drivers!! but not Jack, he came down the lane delivered the tree then asked where it was being planted. He help us get the tree to its planting spot by getting across the lawn on boards. Never thing twice about purchasing any thing from them. Great company and staff.

21 October 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a find

What a find!
A great variety of plants and trees that I could not find anywhere else. I emailed and called for advice and both were responded to by Alan very promptly. My plants arrived exactly as described, both correct height and pot size and in fantastic condition. They were delivered by their own independent driver, who was also great, especially after traveling such a great distance as I am located 7 hours from the company. A great experience from start to finish and I am in love with my new plants and cannot wait to place my next order already. Thank you Alan :)

27 September 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

An honourable company would have apologised and refunded at once.

I had the most distressing and disturbing experience with this company who sold a plant quite different in height description and pot size to what I thought I was purchasing. The website was and remains misleading despite being told it would be corrected following their agreement that the plant was NOT as described. The plant was sold at height 2ft - 2.5ft in 10 litre pot. As can be seen the plant is not even inches tall. This Company I believe have measured from base of pot to tip of frond which was held vertical by a bamboo cane. Over 3 days I have battled to obtain a refund, 30 emails + 20 of my photos of the incorrectly described plant later, 2 days being adversely affected the 3rd was completely ruined because I had to wait in all day and most of the evening for collection of the £54.95 plant because a refund was persistently refused until the plant was physically back with this company. The plant has been received today and I am informed the refund has been processed.

6 August 2021
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In reply to your review.
Your order was placed on Friday 30th July, was dispatched on Monday 2nd August and arrived with you on the 3rd August. The plant you bought was a Pot grown Tree fern Dicksonia Antartica, not a trunk Dicksonia which appears on our web page next to the Pot Grown ones, but in a separate category.
As soon as your plant arrived it seemed you were on the attack, saying that the height of the plant was wrong even though the measurements you provided came within the parameters of the product page as advertised 2-2.5ft including the pot. You say that our website was deceptive.
You said that this was not how this product is sold, (but you had bought a pot Grown Dicksonia and not a trunk, so the way this plant is advertised is totally correct) You said we had tied the frond to a bamboo cane to give it the correct height, which just simply isn’t true. The Bamboo cane is cut to a length so that when it is put into the soil the top of the cane reaches the top of the box, so that if the box is turned upside down by the courier the plant will not move or be damaged. On no occasion is any of the fronds ever tied to the cane as this would cause damage to them.
My reply was as follows:
“I am sorry for your disappointment. I think you will see that the trunk Dicksonia are shown in a different category on the website next to the pot grown ones, therefore showing that they are not the same article and therefore also showing there is no deception. The plant comes within the height range as advertised, as all the plants and trees on our website include the pot as it stated.
If however you are not happy with the plant, we will arrange for a van and driver to collect it, but the cost of this will be passed on as per our terms and conditions. We would ask you to water the fern until it is collected and once returned to the nursery the paperwork will go back to the office for the refund to be done.”
You then state that this is not how these are sold, Dicksonias are sold purely by trunk size as “any nurseryman would know”, but in a much later email sent me a picture of a pot grown one from another “reputable seller” which was sold in a 5 litre pot saying it was twice as big a pot as our ferns and less than half the price, but also in the picture was a Dicksonia 5ft at £360.00 which we sell at £209.95. These were sold on the same product page by this “reputable seller” with the Pot grown and the trunks all in one list.
Our Tree ferns are in a 24cm pot with a wide base (7 Litre) which admittedly we had missed changing when the last consignment arrived from the nursery, as all previous consignments were in a 10L pot and this was an oversight on our behalf. We said therefore that we would collect and refund the order in full, but to keep the fern watered until it was collected.
You continued by telling me the pot was not 7 litres, but 2 litres or 3 litres at best and even though I sent you a list of pot sizes showing cm and litre sizes you still do not believe it and still say that it is not what it actually is, and you completely ignore the information sent to you in good faith.
I don’t know any supplier who will issue a refund before receiving the goods back although you seem to think that this is normal.
In short, after many emails, 16 in total from yourself your plant was delivered on Tuesday by courier at a cost of £15.00 plus a very sturdy box cost £3.00 and then collected by our own van and driver at our cost on Thursday evening and FULLY refunded on Friday morning(no monies were deducted for the collection from you even though the return of any plant should be borne by the customer as per our terms and conditions). The plant value was £54.95 of which £9.16 is VAT. Ultimately it was you who bought the wrong plant, we sent out to you the exact plant you ordered. I do not know how any other company would have dealt with this better.
Kindest Regards Allan.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nice specimen cactuses

My orders took a while to fulfil, but I realise Brexit/COVID didn't help. I ordered an agave and 2 cactuses. One of the cactuses, as we agreed, was replaced with another species of equivalent value in order to speed things along. The other was significantly larger than ordered, which was great. The agave is also very good. Could communicate more proactively about order status perhaps but in fairness always very prompt in responding to e-mails.

3 August 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service!

Amazing customer service!

I was really blown away by the high level of customer service from The Palm Tree company - they went above and beyond and I really appreciated that. Thank you.

12 July 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dicksonia Tree Fern

I have been waiting for the Dicksonia tree ferns to come in stock , I received a curtsy email Friday 2nd July advising these would be available for sale first come first served basis Saturday 3rd July 8am , I managed to get my 6Ft tree I’ve been looking for 😃 , the tree arrived on Tuesday 6th so fast unbelievable and what an amazing specimen lovely thick truck nice and straight I haven’t seen anything as good in any of my local garden centres I could not be more happier with the purchase , this is my second big tree purchase from this company and it couldn’t have gone any smoother I highly recommend this company with piece of mind your going to get a super plant thank you 👍 👏

11 July 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good online plant supplier (1st order and would use again)

Ordered a Trachycarpus Fortunei online on the Thurs and it was delivered to Central Scotland on the following Tues. This was my first experience using
The Palm Tree Co and plant arrived in good condition (a couple of leaves were bent/broken) i expected this for a plant being transported from Lancs to Scotland (i've done this in the car just from the local garden centre!). Was given lots of excellent advice by the delivery driver on care for the plant and how to protect it against the Scottish winters, fingers crossed. Would recommend this company to family/friends and would definitely use again.

Pro's:
Fast delivery
Good quality plant
Advice given on delivery

Cons:
None, never had any issue with order or need to contact

16 June 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

brilliant company with brilliant plants!

My musa basjoo arrived and it’s absolutely beautiful, strongly recommend this company. They keep in good contact and evidently care so much about their plants. Definitely a trustworthy and brilliant company.

13 June 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First Class

Used them for the first time recently to purchase a large tree fern. The plant was delivered promply in exceptional condition and has settled in splendidly. At the price, it is a steal. An exceptional company.

10 June 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered my 7ft bird of paradise house…

I ordered my 7ft bird of paradise house plant on 16/05/2021 and was told at check out it may take 7 working days.
It arrived 3 days later and omg I love it, what an eye catching plant! Thank you so much, I won’t be going anywhere else to order my plants in the future

21 May 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant online plant company

I am an old customer of Chris, and over the years I have bought several citrus trees from Palm Tree Company. I have recently received several trees, all absolutely fantastic and healthy. Covid has been extremely challenging and also post Brexit, but as always, Chris and his team have been working extremely hard to deliver these plants and trees and I am over the moon with all my purchases. Paul, the delivery driver is very helpful and goes out of his way to make sure plants are delivered on time. I would not go anywhere else for my gorgeous plants and trees. Highly recommended one stop plant shop.

5 May 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Discrimination against a severely disabled housebound lady - answered the phone to take my money BUT when I complained I just get the run around as they I can't physically go and complain in person!!

I am a severely disabled housebound fanatic garden loving lady living in London when I spoke to Chris the owner of The Palm Tree Company in Yorkshire he seemed like a genuine gentleman, therefore I decided to trust him and ordered over the course of the summers in both 2019 and 2020 I bought six 6 and 7 feet tree ferns and two 6ft banana plants which all arrived safe and sound and were delivered by a lovely gentleman called Paul. However I am really upset and feel somewhat discriminated against as a disabled person because when I complained about one of the tree ferns which had abnormal fronds growing sideways instead of upward!! I'm getting the runaround. Chris assured me the fronds would grow normally the following year, but it only very poorly produced 7 fronds in 2020 and it has since died!! Allan his manager assured me on the phone and in an email me he would replace it last month. But nothing has been delivered and both Allan and Chris now don't answer the phone.

4 May 2021
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I have purchased many plants from Chris…

I have purchased many plants from Chris over the last few years Some great some not so,the worst ones being a fishtail palm lasted less than a year 2x Italian cypresses 10ft not much longer,Very expensive fails tbh I think I will give up buying specimen plants,Too much money to loose when they die

19 April 2021
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