While plants are certainly beautiful specimens of the wonderful wildlife on this planet, if you want to raise a veritable tropical oasis’s worth of palm trees and other tropical plants, you may be in for a surprise when your water bill finally arrives. After all, tropical plants generally require a large amount of water if they are to grow successfully, so be prepared for shockingly high prices for water once you have planted a variety of palm trees. In order to combat the high water bills that are sure to follow, you may want to check out an artificial palm tree or two as the answer to all of your problems.  An artificial palm tree has been crafted with precision by people who take pride in their work to make them look as similar to real palm trees (although not as tall) as possible. Even though you will save money since you will not have to water them, keep in mind that they are going to be rather expensive and generally start at prices upwards of two hundred dollars per tree.

One of the most popular varieties of artificial palm tree is the canvas version. Created from varying densities of canvas, an artificial palm tree of this nature comes in a stock white color and can either be factory painted or painted by you after you order it. This allows the artificial tree to look exactly how you want it to. Furthermore, such canvas based artificial trees can be purchased in a variety of sizes from five feet to over twelve feet and are usually suitable for indoor use.  An outdoor use artificial tree is constructed of a completely different material (generally polyblended plastics and fabrics) which allows it to retain its size, shape and paint job even in the harshest of weather conditions. 

Additionally, a unique type of artificial palm tree is the preserved palm which used to be a real tree.  After undergoing a process similar to mummification of a human, the preserved palm stops growing and becomes practically artificial. These trees are not cheap, however, and will usually cost you upwards of three thousand dollars per tree.