Five years growth

[Nigel Fear]

I'd say that Phoenix has put on a pretty reasonable rate of growth myself.
If you look at the wooden deck/platform in both pictures you can see the height has grown by at least a good 2-3ft. in that space of time, and the leaves look far less stretched between the petioles in the 2nd picture.
I wouldn't mind betting it was forced growth we're looking at in the 1st pic which would also help explain why the Chammy has started to over-take it, which is undoubtedly doing well.
Also,though it's difficult to see, I'll bet that trunk base has put on a fair bit of girth.

[Las Palmas Norte]

Nigel Fear ... as luck would have it, I was out earlier this afternoon gauging such a thing (photo included). Overall height on P. canariensis is 6', C. humilis is slightly less.
I used a 12.oz beer can for comparison.

Cheers, Barrie.

[Nigel Fear]

That trunk looks pretty healthy there Barrie.
Do you reckon that's where most of the growth has concentrated?

Maybe if you switch beers too, to a European brand that would help.

[Las Palmas Norte]

Growth has been proportioned evenly, fronds and trunk size. I think at some point the trunk will bulk up before it begins to gain in height, as is the case with most palms.

Never had a European beer ... too pricey with the import duties etc. I'm cheap and have poor taste.

Cheers, Barrie.