Beccariophoenix: Repot or not?

[Than]

I got this little Beccariophoenix alfredii a couple of months ago. It's been in this pot and growing slowly but steadily. I have heard beccariophoenix needs a deep pot for its taproot - should I repot this one in a deeper (not wider) pot? Thing is, I cannot see any roots sticking out from the drainage holes atm.

 

[happypalms]

The best way to grow palms is to repot them in stages, going into the next sized container up in size, usually starting with 75mm, 125mm 200mm, 250mm. There are some 180mm pot sizes that are pretty good for 125mm containers to stage up with. Go for it pot him up. Palms dislike being overpotted as well ie 75mm going into 200mm. Not good to do that, also a good root ball to work with is best, if the roots are coming out of the bottom that’s a good indicator to pot up. Another way to tell is if you can pick the palm up by the trunk and it doesn’t pull out of the soil. 

[PalmsandLiszt]

How quickly does it dry out? That is another consideration. They are quite slow at that stage. How firm they feel in the pot is also a useful indicator, as happypalms said. However, when they're that size they're also quite forgiving if you repot and the rootball collapses. I potted up several small madagascariensis seedlings a short while ago where several collapsed but most of them are feeling pretty firmly rooted into the new pots already (a month or so).
When my alfredii was that size it was in a slightly bigger pot but not a super deep one. It was only once it got closer to the almost-pinnate stage that root growth seemed to increase exponentially.

If the rootball does collapse, it might also be a sign that the medium is not ideal for the conditions (usually too wet/anoxic), and repotting into something better draining will cause a spurt of root growth (bear in mind how media will hold/shed water will vary with pot size too).

[Than]

It is indeed growing very slowly and the medium takes 3-4 days to dry so I decided to leave it for now. Thank you guys, great advice!

[Phoenikakias]

40 minutes ago, Than said:

It is indeed growing very slowly and the medium takes 3-4 days to dry so I decided to leave it for now. Thank you guys, great advice!

For heaven's sake, follow please my advice given elsewhere in the general forum.  Use a deep container, even a waste bin if necessary with exclusively pumice as fill in.  It has worked perfectly for me.

[alzo]

Couldn't you plant it out? Imagine it would do rather well in southern Greece