R.I.P. Washingtonia robusta (2024)

Hi everyone,

Welcome back to a video update of my Washingtonia robusta...
Could you already see the growth from planting in 2010 through 2021.
Unfortunately, my Washingtonia robusta has now died because I was one time too nonchalant in the winter 2022-2023...😔
You can watch how that went in this video.

I bought it in 2009, planted out at the beginning of 2010, so now (2024) it was 14 years in open ground @ Belgium. (Zone 8b)

Many different subtitles are now also available for this video!😉👍

Many greetings & fun from Belgium ! 😎

Dimi

Be sure to check out my other videos for even more exotic fun...
Tip: It's so nice to watch my video's on a 4K TV 😉👍

Music I used in this video:
1) VonnBoyd - Elixir

01:15 Last part
08:15 Sawing down the palm

[mattsuktropicalgarden]

You can see the pain in your face, when you pushed it over. Good video. Though such a shame to lose a beautiful palm after looking after it for ao long

[TropicalGardening]

Je hebt er toch lang van kunnen genieten. Knappe prestatie! Nu kun je weer wat nieuws aanplanten, dat is altijd weer het positieve 😉🌴

[palmenfreund]

Hallo Dimi,
Es ist so schade um die schöne Palme 😭
Vielen Dank für dein Video, ich konnte viel vom Video lernen 👍
Liebe Grüße
Peter 🌴

[eddystarcosmetics]

I LOVEEE palm trees, I felt your pain watching this, it kinda made me sad watching this, because wow, so many years, you watched it grow and grow and it just all comes to an end.😭 I’m growing a few palm trees, they are doing well, hopefully they last for many years.

[DonPablo]

I'm sorry for your loss! Try replacing it with a Washingtonia Filifera!

... or a Butia Capitata :)

[bmac]

awe, i am so sorry for the loss of your palm!

[MaxineChambers-yo]

Thank you for sharing. It's such a shame! I feel your pain 😞

[alabamatropicals]

I'm living in zone 7b almost 8a in Alabama USA. I gave up years ago on all washingtonia species. They all grow fantastic for a decade or more, and then our wet cold winters always finish them off! Sorry for your loss.

[daleandrews]

Hey Dimi! I don't know how I missed your channel, because we have a lot in common, namely tropical and succulent gardening. I'm a new subscriber in southern Louisiana in the United States -where we enjoy a typically warm, subtropical climate - who has been into growing exotic tropical and tender succulents for many years. I live at a retirement home where we have a large covered patio where I can display them for all our residents to see and enjoy. I'm fortunate to have an adjacent heated room where I can skoot them inside in the event of an occasional night where we may get to freezing or the high twenties. I have that luxury, so there's no excuse for me either losing one or one being damaged by the cold. Keep posting your great videos. I enjoy them, as we share similar situations. 🪴🌴🌵

[Edogg-ct]

Yes Demi it's a shame after so many years and then you are very careful and then it still happens to you!
I also lost my C.medullars as you know, . 2 weeks ago I removed the trunk and it turned out to be rotting from the inside too! Courage🙏

[-mu]

I also had a trahycarpus Fortunei only 3 years Was alive, that s the way of nature 🙏🏻❤️

[JulenOtero-Arosa]

Ondanks de pijn wat het doet toch knap werk om hem zo te krijgen hier! Ja het hoeft idd maar een strengere winter te zijn dan andere dat is het vervelende😩top video weer!

[Patrick-wj]

Im surprised that you got it that big in your climate..im in san Diego CA. those things literally grow out of the cracks in the side walk...ive lost Bismarkias and licuala here from cold or dry heat.

[Logan]

Bonjour,

Je suis attristé par la perte de votre beau Washingtonia robusta 😢
Alors ce n’est que mon avis mais je pense que le faite qu’il a pas eut de protection au dessus de sa tête (hiver 2022 )
La pluie, la neige sont rentré dans le cœur et c’est de ce faite que tout a pourrit..
L’humidité c’est bien plus redoutable que le froid ..:/

Tenter le washingtonia filibusta un hybride qui est très résistant j’en ai un petit il est top 👍

[cedricdheur]

Bravo pour avoir pu conserver un washingtonia aussi longtemps 😉 Vous etes peut etre le seul dans ces conditions en Belgique. Apres comme vous l'avez dit dans d'autres commentaires on fait tous des erreurs et on apprend tous les jours. C'est une belle passion qui demande beaucoup d'attention surtout dans notre pays qui ne connait plus vraiment de saison 😅😑

[christianfisher]

Hi dimi, I have a love for tropical palms just like you. On seeing the death of a semi mature washingtonia robusta is sad. I think you stick to the trachycarpus fortunia. They are much more likely to survive. Tell me, did you fleece the crown of your washingtonia prior to winter?

[LaPalmeraie]

Balen man! Hopelijk staat er snel weer iets moois in de plaats 😉

[Will_Grow_Plants]

Ouch... 😢

At least you have an opening for a new palm. (Just trying to give you something good...)

[kearney]

Ahhh man 14 years is a long time, great effort on getting it that big. Respect 👌

[johnjee]

omg so sorry ! i have 3 of these 1 had spear pull last year dug it up but it came back, the other in ground is now twice the size. there are a few near me southend essex uk but it must be warmer here in uk