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Coconut & Date Palm Scape for a Water Park in Southern Spain

Project Background

A themed water park on Spain's southern coast wanted the instant, established look of a mature palm landscape on opening day — around thirty trees ranging from 4 m to 7 m, mixed coconut and date palms, planted along the slide decks, the lazy river and the main beach-style pool. Real specimen palms at this scale struggle in treated poolside soil, shed fronds into the water and need the maintenance budget of a botanical garden.

Specifications

Species	Coconut palms and date palms, mixed heights
Height range	4–7 m per unit
Quantity	Approx. 30 units across slide decks, lazy river and pool
Environment	Outdoor — chlorine splash, strong UV, coastal wind
Foliage	UV-stabilised PE, outdoor grade
Core	Galvanised steel structure, force-8 wind rated
Packing	Knock-down units, flat carton packing, bolt-together on site

Client Challenge

Poolside is the hardest environment a palm can be asked to survive: chlorinated splash, reflected UV from the water, and coastal wind. Live palms drop fronds into slides and pools daily, and a dead palm beside a wave pool is impossible to hide. The park also needed the trees positioned to the millimetre along the ride exits, where sightlines and camera angles were set by the slide layout.

Solution

We built the landscape on galvanised steel cores rated for force-8 wind, with UV-stabilised PE foliage that holds colour through the Mediterranean summer. Every tree shipped as a knock-down unit and was bolted together on site in numbered order, so the canopy lines matched the drawing without cranes working over finished pools. Zero watering, zero frond drop, and the landscape reads as mature from day one.

Site & Installation Photos

Final Installation