Copernicia

[Nico971]

Hello ! I have multiple Copernicia seedlings (2/3 years old from seed)

I planted C alba directly in the ground as a seedling and it is growing much faster than the ones in pot. 
My question is, isn’t better to plant them at early stage? When I pot them up the tap root is doing circles in the pot and i guess it’s not the best for them. 

Thank you ! 

[donpachino1983]

Could also be that copernicia alba is a faster growing copernicia.  Are that all copernicia alba seedlings that you have growing? In pots?

[Nico971]

Also have macroglossa, fallaensis and ekmanii. 
My thoughts were that the tap root is supposed to go deep, so a pot is always limited. 

[Johnny Palmseed]

My thoughts were that the tap root is supposed to go deep, so a pot is always limited. 

True. The only reason for growing seedlings in pots is convenience. No plant prefers a pot over the ground, unless the soil is no good. A seed that germinates in the ground will most likely do better than one that was transplanted into the same spot.