I have never seen this before on any of my plants.
The new growth has always started at media level but this thing is a good 4-5 inches up the pseudobulb.
What do I do? Just leave it there and let it find its own way to the media when I re-pot (usually mid-late April) or could it be safely removed and put in the media?
FWIW- There is a "normal" new growth unseen in this pic at media level on one of the other bulbs.