Chambeyronia macrocarpa new frond not taller then last

[miamicuse]

I apologize for another Chambeyronia macrocarpa thread, I did a search to see if similar subjects been posted prior so I can may be piggy back off but didn't see one so here goes.

I have eight different Chambeyronia macrocarpa on my property, six of them are in either part shade or if part sun only in the morning from the east, but two of them I planted in part sun with west exposure.  I would say they have the most sun, and I am in south Florida.

The other six are doing fine no issue, but these two I planted 4 months ago from 3 gallon pots, and I noticed something a bit unusual, in that the new emerging leaf is shorter then the previous one.  My other Chambeyronia macrocarpa palms each leaf is taller then the previous one.

Here is a picture, you can see the previous leaf that is on the left is much longer then the new leaf on the right that is still red.

Is this a sign of stress, may be from too much sun?

[Harry’s Palms]

My guess is that it is going through a period of settling in. I don’t know your particular area as far as climate  or soil condition. Harry

[Billeb]

Totally normal. I’ve found once a plant gets grounded and finally in its home, the first few fronds can do weird things. Stunted leaves, smaller & more compact, sometimes different colors. As @Harry’s Palms said, it’s just settling in. It’ll be fine. 
 

-dale. 

[Jdash]

super good info to know. this is exactly what's happening to my C. fallaensis after being in the ground for about 6 months now. this is happening to the first new set of spears grown after it was planted, 15gal size.

[Merlyn]

@miamicuse it looks totally normal to me.  As long as it's not showing signs of sunburn, it probably is just acclimating to the new soil/sun/water environment.  I did notice on several palms (including flamethrowers) that the new fronds may open up and mature...and then keep growing very slowly bigger over the next month or so.  This was most obvious on Bismarck.  The winter and early spring fronds were always a foot or two shorter than the last summer's and fall's fronds.  But by April they looked pretty much the same.  It's a bit weird, but I guess it's a "normal kind of weird." 

[Billeb]

3 hours ago, Jdash said:

super good info to know. this is exactly what's happening to my C. fallaensis after being in the ground for about 6 months now. this is happening to the first new set of spears grown after it was planted, 15gal size.

At the 3rd new frond after grounding, palms that do weird stuff almost always clean up and you are in the clear.  Some only take 1 or 2 to find their feet but I’ve never personally had a plant take more than 3.  If it’s still pushing weird fronds past a couple, it’s likely a deficiency issue that needs to be addressed. That’s pretty obvious though. 
 

-dale 

[Jdash]

@Billeb that's honestly what i was afraid of, but besides the fronds being stunted, they look perfect. I did start to kick up the watering a tad, I made sure to put it in the ground with some nutricote fert as well. will put up a picture later on this week